whiskey
ウィスキー
解説 Definition
ウィスキーという意味です。英語では大麦やトウモロコシなどを原料にした蒸留酒を指し、日本語のカタカナ語とほぼ同じ意味で使われます。
A strong alcoholic drink distilled from fermented grain, such as barley, corn, rye, or wheat, and usually matured in wooden barrels. Whiskey is also the spelling commonly used for many Irish and American varieties.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
ゲール語の「命の水」に由来する蒸留酒と覚えます。a glass of whiskey、a bottle of whiskey、strong whiskey が典型表現です。whiskey は主にアイルランドや米国の製品で多い綴り、whisky は主にスコットランドなどで多い綴りですが、個別ブランドの表記を優先します。
Connect whiskey with the Gaelic expression meaning “water of life,” which reflects its history as the name of a distilled spirit. Learn it through common combinations: a glass of whiskey, a bottle of whiskey, and the smell of whiskey. The spelling with e is standard for many Irish and American products, while whisky is common for Scotch and several other traditions; however, always follow the spelling used by a particular producer. The word refers to the drink itself, not to every kind of distilled alcohol, so do not use it as a general synonym for liquor.
例文
He ordered a glass of whiskey after dinner.
彼は夕食後にウィスキーを一杯注文しました。
This whiskey has a strong smell.
このウィスキーは香りが強いです。
My father keeps a bottle of whiskey at home.
父は家にウィスキーを一本置いています。
whiskey の類義語・関連語
派生語
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whiskey の語源・成り立ち Etymology
whiskey はスコットランド／アイルランドのゲール語 uisge beatha から入り、直訳は「命の水」です。uisge は「水」、beatha は「生命」で、語源を知ると“体を温める酒”がなぜこう呼ばれたか腑に落ちます。関連語は whisky、aqua vitae。
Whiskey comes from an English shortening of Irish Gaelic uisce beatha and related Scottish Gaelic uisge beatha, literally “water of life.” The phrase was used for distilled spirits and is comparable in meaning to Latin aqua vitae. Through changes in pronunciation and spelling, the first Gaelic word developed into forms such as usquebaugh and eventually whiskey or whisky in English.
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