oceanとは

意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Middle English *ocean, occean, occian, occyan, from Old French occean (later reborrowed または reinforced by Middle French ocean), from Latin Ōceānus, originally from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós, “Oceanus”, a water deity).

Also commonly referred to as the ocean sea, the sea of ocean (compare Latin mare ōceanum; Old French mer oceane, occeanne mer). Compare Saterland Frisian Oceoan (“ocean”), West Frisian oseaan (“ocean”), Dutch oceaan (“ocean”), German Low German Ozeaan (“ocean”), German Ozean (“ocean”), Danish ocean (“ocean”), Swedish ocean (“ocean”), French océan (“ocean”), Italian oceano (“ocean”).

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈəʊ.ʃən/
• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈoʊ.ʃən/
• 韻: -əʊʃən
• ハイフネーション: o‧cean

名詞

ocean (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 oceans)

1. (countable) One of the large bodies of water separating the continents.
2. (uncountable) Water belonging to an ocean.

   The island is surrounded by ocean

3. (figuratively) An immense expanse; any vast space or quantity without apparent limits.

   the boundless ocean of eternity

   an ocean of affairs

4. A blue colour, like that of the ocean (also called ocean blue).

   ocean colour:  

同意語

• (large body of water): the ogin (英国用法, nautical and navy)

下位語

派生語

参考

• sea

参照

• Ocean on Wikipedia.

アナグラム

• canoe