大型ナマズ
解説 Definition
ウェルズ。大型のナマズ。またはドイツの川の名前。
A wels is a very large European freshwater catfish, Silurus glanis, recognized by its broad head, long barbels, and scaleless body. It inhabits rivers and lakes and is also commonly called the wels catfish or European catfish.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
wels は主に wels catfish の形で、欧州産の非常に大型になる淡水ナマズを指す。濁った水中で餌を探す長い whiskers と巨大な体を典型像にする。Wells「井戸／ウェルズ」とは綴りの l が一つ少なく、固有地名 Wels とも文脈で区別する。
Learn wels through the common phrase wels catfish. Picture an exceptionally large freshwater fish moving through a murky European river, using its long whisker-like barbels to locate food. This image connects the word with the examples about size, whiskers, and specialized fishing. Notice the spelling: wels has one l, unlike wells, the plural of well. Capitalized Wels can also be a place name, so the surrounding words matter; wels catfish, fishing for wels, and a wels in a river clearly indicate the fish.
例文
The wels catfish can grow to impressive sizes.
そのウェルズナマズは印象的なサイズに成長することができる。
Wels whiskers help locate food in murky water.
ウェルズのひげは暗い水で食物を見つけるのに役立つ。
Fishing for wels requires specialized techniques and patience.
ウェルズの釣りは特殊な技術と忍耐を必要とする。
wels の類義語・関連語
wels の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ドイツ語Welsに由来し、ヨーロッパ最大の淡水魚ヨーロッパオオナマズを指す。古高ドイツ語walsから派生し、印欧祖語で「転がる・巻く」に関連するとされる。体がぬるぬると巻きつく様子が語源と考えられている。
English wels was borrowed from German Wels, the name of the European catfish. The German word continues an old Germanic fish name, represented by Old High German forms such as walis or wals. More remote proposals connecting it with roots meaning to roll or turn are uncertain, so the safest historical description is that English adopted the established German name. The expanded term wels catfish makes the animal category explicit.
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