Helloとは

意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• hallo (英国用法 old style)
• hilloa (廃れた用法)
• hullo (英国用法)

語源

Hello (first attested in 1833), from holla, hollo (attested 1588). This variant of hallo is often credited to Thomas Edison as a coinage for telephone use, but its appearance in print predates the invention of the telephone by several decades.

Ultimately from a variant of 古期英語 ēalā, such as hēlā, which was used colloquially at the time similarly to how hey and hi are used nowadays. Thus, equivalent to a compound of hey and lo.

Possibly influenced by Old Saxon halōn, imperative halo!, ("to bring something, gather"), akin to English hale or hail (古期英語 geholian). More at hallo.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /həˈləʊ/, /hɛˈləʊ/
• (米国発音) enPR: hĕ-lō', hə-lō', IPA^(key): /hɛˈloʊ/, /həˈloʊ/, /ˈhɛloʊ/

• 韻: -əʊ

間投詞

hello

1. A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.

   Hello, everyone.

2. A greeting used when answering the telephone.

   Hello? How may I help you?

   • 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)

     Hello. This is Marsha. - Yes, Marsha.

3. A call for response if it is not clear if anyone is present or listening, or if a telephone conversation may have been disconnected.

   Hello? Is anyone there?

   • 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 7, in Mr. Pratt's Patients:

     I made a speaking trumpet of my hands and commenced to whoop “Ahoy!” and “Hello!” at the top of my lungs. […] The Colonel woke up, and, after asking what in brimstone was the matter, opened his mouth and roared “Hi!” and “Hello!” like the bull of Bashan.

4. (colloquial) Used sarcastically to imply that the person addressed or referred to has done something the speaker or writer considers to be foolish.

   You just tried to start your car with your cell phone. Hello?

5. (chiefly Britain) An expression of puzzlement or discovery.

   Hello! What’s going on here?

使用する際の注意点

• The greeting hello is among the most universal and neutral in use. It may be heard in nearly all social situations and in nearly all walks of life, and is unlikely to cause offense.

引用

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:hello.

同意語

• (greeting): See Thesaurus:hello
  • (Australia, くだけた用法) g'day, hey, hi,
  • (英国用法, くだけた用法) hallo, hi, hiya, ey up
  • (米国用法, くだけた用法) hallo, hey, hi, howdy
  • (Ireland, くだけた用法) how's it going, hey, hi
  • (South Africa, くだけた用法) howzit
  • (スラング) wassup, what's up, yo, sup, what's good
• (expression of puzzlement): See Thesaurus:wow

反意語

• (greeting): bye, goodbye

派生語

• hello girl
• hello there
• Hello World
• hello yourself, and see how you like it

参考

• Category:Greetings
• hello on Wikipedia.

名詞

hello (複数形 hellos または helloes)

1. "Hello!" or an equivalent greeting.
   • 2007 April 29, Stephanie Rosenbloom, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     In many new buildings, though, neighbors are venturing beyond tight-lipped hellos at the mailbox.

同意語

• greeting

動詞

hello (三人称単数 現在形 hellos, 現在分詞 helloing, 過去形および過去分詞形 helloed)

1. (transitive) To greet with "hello".
   • 2013, Ivan Doig, English Creek, page 139:

     I had to traipse around somewhat, helloing people and being helloed, before I spotted my mother and my father, sharing shade and a spread blanket with Pete and Marie Reese and Toussaint Rennie near the back of the park.