Jehuとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• enPR: jēʹhyo͞o
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒiːhjuː/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒi.hju/

名詞

jehu (plural jehus)

1. (colloquial, dated) A coachman; a driver; especially, one who drives furiously.
   • 1850s, Cuthbert M. Bede, The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green:

     Among those who seemed disposed to join in this opinion was the Jehu of the Warwickshire coach, who expressed his conviction to our hero, that "he wos a young gent as had much himproved hisself since he tooled him up to the Warsity with his guvnor."

Further reading

• James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Jehu”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume V (H–K), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 564.