goatとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Middle English goot, got, gat, from 古期英語 gāt, from Proto-West Germanic *gait, from Proto-Germanic *gaits, from a substrate language.

The sense of lecherous man derives from the slang expression "horny as a goat".

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ɡəʊt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɡoʊt/, [ɡoʊʔt̚]
• (Scotland, Canada, North-East England) IPA^(key): /ɡoːt/
• (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ɡɐʉt/
• 韻: -əʊt

名詞

goat (複数形 goats)

1. A mammal, Capra aegagrus hircus, and similar species of the genus Capra.
   1. (uncountable) The meat of the aforementioned animal.

      Ugh, we're having goat for dinner again.

2. (slang) A lecherous man.
3. (informal) A scapegoat.
   • 2008, "Tigers already miss Jones", in Royal Oak Daily Tribune (Michigan), Aug 6, 2008

     Fernando Rodney, the goat in Sunday's 10th inning loss to Tampa Bay, threw three nearly perfect innings in relief on Tuesday after being demoted from the closer role.

   • 1997, "1997 World Series", Game 7, bottom 11th inning, TV broadcast on NBC Sports, early morning October 27, 1997; words by Bob Costas

     Tony Fernández, who has worn hero's laurels throughout the postseason including earlier in this seventh game of the World Series, now cruel as it may seem, perhaps being fitted for goat horns.

4. (slang) A Pontiac GTO car.
5. (speech recognition) A person who is not easily understood by a speech recognition system; contrasted with sheep.
6. A fool, loser, or object of ridicule.
   • 2008, Ned B. Ricks, Trusting Appearances: Things Are Not Always as They Seem, page 259:

     Samaurez said over his shoulder, “In fact, I missed being the class goat by only three places.” Gwen patted his arm, “But, look H-Two, George Pickett was the goat and see how famous he became.”

   • 2013, Larry Pointer, In Search of Butch Cassidy:

     ...Butch was the goat in that deal and innocent of the trap he was placed in.

   • 2013, Frank Norris, The Octopus:

     “If Osterman wants to play the goat, why should you help him out?”

7. (roller derby) A blocker who is isolated behind the opposing team's blockers, so as to slow down the pack.
8. (acronym) Alternative letter-case form of GOAT (“Greatest of All Time”)

同意語

• (lecherous man): See also Thesaurus:libertine
• (scapegoat): See also Thesaurus:scapegoat

Holonyms

• (group of goats): tribe, herd

派生語

派生した語

• → Abenaki: kots (from "goats")
• → Marshallese: koot
• → Rotokas: goti
• → Tongan: koti, kosi
  • → Samoan: ʻoti
    • → Rotuman: ʻoti
    • → Tokelauan: oti

参考

• chevon
• ewe
• herd
• hircine
• kid
• ram
• tribe
• Appendix:collective nouns objects-G

動詞

goat (三人称単数 現在形 goats, 現在分詞 goating, 過去形および過去分詞形 goated)

1. (transitive) To allow goats to feed on.
   • 1918, Agricultural Experiment Station, Director's Biennial Report - Page 51

     Rape and clover has yielded 283 sheep days of pasture, practically dry weather […] For the coming year it is planned to goat this area continuously

2. (transitive) To scapegoat.
   • 2001, "A worthy Rusch to judgment", in USA Today, July 15, 2001

     John Rocker, meanwhile, was spared from getting goated because he didn't blow a save

3. (transitive, roller derby) To isolate (an opposing blocker) behind one's own blockers, so as to slow down the pack.

アナグラム

• Gøta, TOGA, Toga, atgo, toga

アナグラム

• Gøta, TOGA, Toga, atgo, toga

アナグラム

• Toga, atgo, toga