zee
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zee は文字 Z のアメリカ英語での名称で、発音は /ziː/。bee、C、D、E、G、P、T、V など /iː/ で終わる文字名と韻を踏む形で覚える。英国英語などの zed /zed/ と指す文字は同じ。from A to Z は米語で from A to zee と読むが、綴りは通常 Z のまま。
Remember zee as the American English name of the letter Z, pronounced /ziː/. It rhymes with the names of B, C, D, E, G, P, T, and V, which helped make the form memorable in the alphabet sequence and in alphabet songs. In British English and many other varieties, the same letter is called zed. Thus zee and zed are regional names for one symbol, not different letters. In ordinary writing, use the character Z; spell out zee mainly when discussing pronunciation, regional usage, or the letter name itself.
zee の類義語・関連語
zee の語源・成り立ち Etymology
zee は文字 Z のアメリカ英語名で、英国式 zed の押韻形として広まった語です。さらにたどると zed は後期ラテン語 zeta、ギリシャ語 zeta、ヘブライ語 zayin につながり、「Z をこう読む音名」だとわかります。関連語は zed, zeta。
Zee developed in English as a name for the letter Z, probably as a remodeled form influenced by other letter names ending in the long e sound. It is attested in British dialects before becoming established as the standard American form. The competing name zed came through French from Late Latin zeta and ultimately Greek zēta. Zee therefore names the same inherited alphabetic character while reflecting a later English reshaping of its spoken name.
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