galleryとは

意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Middle English galery, gallerye, from Middle French galerie, gallerie, from Old French galerie, gallerie (“a long portico, a gallery”), from Medieval Latin galeria (“gallery”), perhaps an alteration of galilea (“church porch”), probably from Latin Galilaea, Galilee, region of Palestine. More at Galilee.^[1]

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡæləɹi/
• ハイフネーション: gal‧le‧ry

名詞

gallery (複数形 galleries)

1. An institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art.
2. An establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art.
3. The uppermost seating area projecting from the rear or side walls of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium.
4. (by extension, metonymically) The spectators of an event, collectively.
   • 2011 November 12, “International friendly: England 1-0 Spain”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     Capello was missing his son's wedding in Milan to take charge – yet his reshaped England team gave him cause for a double celebration as they overturned the odds in front of a delighted Wembley gallery.

5. (law) The, often elevated and in the rear, part of a courtroom where seating for the public audience is facilitated during trial.
   • 1969, Paul McCartney (lyrics かつ music), “Maxwell's Silver Hammer”, in Abbey Road, performed by The Beatles:

     Rose and Valerie, screaming from the gallery
     Say he must go free

6. A roofed promenade, especially one extending along the wall of a building and supported by arches or columns on the outer side
7. (computing) A browsable collection of images, font styles, etc.

   a gallery of image thumbnails

   a clip-art gallery in a wordprocessor

8. (fortification) A covered passage cut through the earth or masonry.
9. (mining) A level or drive in a mine.
10. (automotive) This term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
    • 2012, Colin Campbell, The Sports Car: Its design and performance (page 92)

      At about 2500 r.p.m., as much oil is by-passed through the cooler as the amount delivered to the main gallery and at higher engine speeds the flow through the cooler is appreciably greater.

    • 2014, Tim Gilles, Automotive Engines (page 164)

      Metal grit from a previous engine failure was lodged in the oil galleries and had come loose upon driving the vehicle.

11. (television) The production control room.

派生語

関連する語

• gallerist

動詞

gallery (三人称単数 現在形 galleries, 現在分詞 gallerying, 過去形および過去分詞形 galleried)

1. (Trinidad かつ Tobago) To show off

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