cosmopolitanとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From cosmopolite +‎ -an. Compare metropolitan and megalopolitan.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ˌkɒz.məˈpɒl.ɪ.tən/
• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑz.məˈpɑl.ɪ.tən/

形容詞

cosmopolitan (comparative more cosmopolitan, superlative most cosmopolitan)

1. Inclusive; affecting the whole world.
2. (of a place or institution) Composed of people from all over the world.
3. (of a person) At ease in any part of the world; familiar with many cultures.
   • 2013 November 25, Caroline Ferguson, “What kind of global citizens are teachers creating?”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     The philosophy of cosmopolitanism underlies theories of global citizenship. Cosmopolitanism is the ability to balance a local and global identity. A cosmopolitan individual engages meaningfully with different cultures and feels at home in the world.

4. (biology, ecology) Growing or living in many parts of the world; widely distributed.
   • 2005, David K. Yeates, Brian M. Wiegmann, The Evolutionary Biology of Flies (page 372)

     Domestication and the evolution of anthrophilic traits in houseflies and some drosophilids have allowed certain species to attain cosmopolitan status.

派生語

名詞

cosmopolitan (複数形 cosmopolitans)

1. A cosmopolitan person; a cosmopolite.
   • 1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 3, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 25:

     'She is extremely rich. A cosmopolitan.'

2. A cocktail containing vodka, triple sec, lime juice and cranberry juice.

   Synonym: (clipping) cosmo

3. The butterfly Vanessa cardui.

   Synonyms: cosmopolite, painted lady

4. The moth Leucania loreyi

派生語

• rootless cosmopolitan