Shantとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑːnt/
  • 韻: -ɑːnt
• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈʃænt/
  • 韻: -ænt

短縮形

sha'n't

1. Dated spelling of shan't.
   • 1697, [John Vanbrugh], The Provok'd Wife: A Comedy, as It is Acted at the New Theatre, in Little Lincolns-Inn-Fields, London: Printed by J. O. for R. Wellington, at the Lute in St. Paul's Church Yard, and Sam. Briscoe in Covent-Garden, →OCLC, act III, page 33:

     Bel[linda] […] Nay you ſha'n't go one ſtep out of the room. / […] Lady B[rute] Pray give me leave. / Lady Fanc[yfull] You know I won't. / Lady B. Indeed I muſt. / Lady Fanc. Indeed you ſha'n't. / Lady B. Indeed I will. / Lady Fanc. Indeed you ſha'n't. / Lady B. Indeed I will. / Lady Fanc. Indeed you ſha'n't. Indeed Indeed Indeed you ſha'n't. (Exit Lady Fanc. running. They follow.

   • 1866, Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, chapter 2, →ISBN, page 14:

     [Alice:] I'm sure I sha'n't be able!

   • 1922, Rex [Ellingwood] Beach, “chapter XXIV”, in Flowing Gold, New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, by arrangement with Harper & Brothers, →OCLC, page 290:

     That's not a threat, sir, for they have played fair with me, and I sha'n't sacrifice a penny of their money—unless they force me to do so. But—I'm in control. I'm sitting pretty. They can't unseat me, and I warn them not to try.

Further reading

• Michael Quinion (May 26, 2001), “Sha’n’t versus shan’t”, in World Wide Words.

アナグラム

• Hants, NHTSA, Thans, ha'nts, hants, hasn't, snath

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑːnt/
  • 韻: -ɑːnt
• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈʃænt/
  • 韻: -ænt

動詞

shan't

1. (Britain, colloquial; archaic in US, Canada; dated in Australia, New Zealand) Contraction of shall not (negative auxiliary^[1]).

   I shan't be coming back after the way you've treated me today.

   • 1922, Rex [Ellingwood] Beach, “chapter XXIV”, in Flowing Gold, New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, by arrangement with Harper & Brothers, →OCLC, page 290:

     That's not a threat, sir, for they have played fair with me, and I sha'n't sacrifice a penny of their money—unless they force me to do so. But—I'm in control. I'm sitting pretty. They can't unseat me, and I warn them not to try.

使用する際の注意点

Still used in colloquial British English. In North America, Australia and New Zealand it is rarely used, and may not be understood. In North America, like shall, it may also be considered formal or pompous, or used to parody British English speakers.

別の表記

• shalln't (古風な用法)
• sha'n't (dated)

等位語

• can't, couldn't, mayn't, mightn't, oughtn't, shouldn't, won't, wouldn't

参考

• Appendix:English modal verbs
• Appendix:English tag questions

参照

アナグラム

• Hants, NHTSA, Thans, ha'nts, hants, hasn't, snath