chaise loungeとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (米国発音) IPA: /ˌʃeɪz ˈlaʊndʒ/
• 韻: -aʊndʒ

名詞

chaise lounge (plural chaise lounges)

1. (US, sometimes proscribed) Synonym of chaise longue.
   • 1921, Booth Tarkington, Harlequin and Columbine‎:

     Old Tinker, in evening dress, sat uncomfortably, sideways, upon the edge of a wicker and brocade “chaise lounge,” finishing a tiny glass of chartreuse, while Talbot Potter, in the middle of the room, took leave of a second guest who had been dining with him.

使用する際の注意点

• Generally accepted in the US; however, the original chaise longue is preferred in the UK.

参照

• Michael Quinion (1996–2026), “Chaise lounge”, in World Wide Words.
• Paul Brians (2009), “chaise longue”, in Common Errors in English Usage, 2nd edition, Wilsonville, Or.: William, James & Company, →ISBN:

  Many speakers, however, confuse French chaise with English “chase” and French longue with English “lounge” (understandable since the article in question is a sort of couch or lounge) […] We may imagine the French as chasing each other around their lounges, but a chaise is just a chair.

アナグラム

• chaise longue