Beaucoupとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Borrowed from French beaucoup, early 20th century. Popularized by American GIs during the Vietnam War. The pronunciation /ˈbuːkuː/ influenced by Louisiana French boucoup, a variant.

発音

• IPA: /boʊˈkuː/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈbuˌku/, /ˈboʊˌku/
• (especially Louisiana) IPA: /ˈbuːkuː/
• ハイフネーション: beau‧coup
• 韻: -uː

限定詞

beaucoup

1. (US, especially Louisiana, informal) Much, many, a lot of.

   You know that cost beaucoup bucks!

   • 1925, John Dos Passos, Manhattan Transfer, New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers, →OCLC, 3rd section, page 282:

     “I bet the skipper’s been drinkin beaucoup highballs an thinks Brooklyn’s Hoboken.”

   • 1979, Gustav Hasford, The Short-Timers, New York: Bantam Books, published 1980, →ISBN, page 93:

     Donlon says, "Well, we're rich and we got beaucoup beer and beaucoup chow. Now all we need is the Bob Hope show."

   • 1987 November 2, Michael Halperin, Dorothy Catherine Fontana, “Lonely Among Us”, in Star Trek: The Next Generation, season 1, episode 7, spoken by Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton), production code 108:

     Then he'd have to be relieved of command. Which you could do, Doctor, but it's beaucoup trouble if you're wrong.

名詞

beaucoup (plural beaucoups)

1. An abundance.
   • 1970, “Beaucoups of Blues”, in Buzz Rabin (lyrics), Beaucoups of Blues‎, performed by Ringo Starr:

     Alongside the road with holes in my soul and my shoes / And beaucoups of blues

副詞

beaucoup (not comparable)

1. In abundance.