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 Ōceanus, originally from Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós, “Oceanus”, a water deity). Displaced native 古期英語 gārseċġ.

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 difference

   • 1849 May – 1850 November, Charles Dickens, The Personal History of David Copperfield, London: Bradbury & Evans, […], published 1850, →OCLC:

     On the present occasion, Traddles was so hemmed in by the pagoda and the guitar-case, and Dora’s flower-painting, and my writing-table, that I had serious doubts of the possibility of his using his knife and fork; but he protested, with his own good-humour, ‘Oceans of room, Copperfield! I assure you, Oceans!’

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

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同意語

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

下位語

派生語

参考

• lake
• sea

参照

• Ocean on Wikipedia.

アナグラム

• acone, canoe