offworlderとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From off-world (adjective) +‎ -er (suffix denoting a person characterized by [the adjective to which the suffix is attached]).^[1]

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˌɒfˈwɜːldə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɔfˈwɜɹldəɹ/, /ˈɑf-/
• ハイフネーション: off-world‧er

名詞

off-worlder (複数形 off-worlders)

1. (fantasy, science fiction) One who is not from the local world (whether a dimension, plane, planet, または universe); an alien.
   • 1955, Andre Norton [pseudonym; Alice Mary Norton], “Classic move to Disaster”, in Star Guard, New York, N.Y.: Harcourt, Brace and Company, →OCLC, page 58:

     So? On your world you do as custom rules. Customs are different here, off-worlder.

   • 1974, Ursula K[roeber] Le Guin, chapter 3, in The Dispossessed, New York, N.Y.: Avon Books, published July 1975, →ISBN, page 63:

     The distinguished scientist, winner of the Seo Oren Prize for service to all nations through science, has accepted a professorship at Ieu Eun University, an honor never before accorded to an off-worlder.

   • 2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2, Redwood City, Calif.: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Korlus:

     TRAVEL ADVISORY: Korlus ranks second in murder per capita in the Terminus Systems and first in offworlder murder. Civilian traffic is encouraged to employ security professionals when visiting.

別の表記

• offworlder
• off worlder (まれに)

関連する語

• worlder

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