guideとは

語源 1

c. 1325–75. From Middle English guide, from the Old French guide, from Old Occitan guida, from guidar, from Frankish *wītan (“to show the way, lead”), from Proto-Germanic *wītaną (“to see, know; go, depart”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see, know”). Cognate with 古期英語 wītan (“to see, take heed to, watch after, guard, keep”). Related also to English wit.

名詞

guide (複数形 guides)

1. Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation.

   The guide led us around the museum and explained the exhibits.

   • Bible, Psalms xlviii. 14

     He will be our guide, even unto death.

2. A document or book that offers information or instruction; guidebook.
3. A sign that guides people; guidepost.
4. Any marking or object that catches the eye to provide quick reference.
5. A device that guides part of a machine, or guides motion or action.
   1. A blade or channel for directing the flow of water to the buckets in a water wheel.
   2. A grooved director for a probe or knife in surgery.
   3. (printing, dated) A strip or device to direct the compositor's eye to the line of copy being set.
6. (occult) A spirit believed to speak through a medium.
7. (military) A member of a group marching in formation who sets the pattern of movement or alignment for the rest.

派生語

派生した語

• → Korean: 가이드 (gaideu)
• → Japanese: ガイド (gaido)
• → Norwegian: guide
• → Swedish: guide

語源 2

From Middle English guiden, from Old French guider, from Old Occitan guidar, from Frankish *wītan (“to show the way, lead”), from Proto-Germanic *wītaną (“to see, know; go, depart”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see, know”).

動詞

guide (三人称単数 現在形 guides, 現在分詞 guiding, 過去形および過去分詞形 guided)

1. to serve as a guide for someone or something; to lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or path.
   • Shakespeare

     Guide me to your sovereign's court.

2. to steer or navigate, especially a ship or as a pilot.
3. to exert control or influence over someone or something.
   • Bible, Psalms cxii. 5

     He will guide his affairs with discretion.

4. to supervise the education or training of someone.
5. (intransitive) to act as a guide.

派生語

参照

• guide on Wikipedia.
• “guide” in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
• “guide” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• "guide" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.

アナグラム

• digue, iudge