porscheとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Borrowed from German Porsche

• (automotive): From the surname of the founder, Ferdinand Porsche, beginning 1931.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈpɔːʃ/, /ˈpɔː.ʃə/, /ˈpɔː.ʃi/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈpɔɹʃ/, /ˈpɔɹ.ʃə/, /ˈpɔɹ.ʃi/, /ˈpoɹ-/
• 韻: -ɔː(ɹ)ʃ, -ɔː(ɹ)ʃə, -ɔː(ɹ)ʃi
• ハイフネーション: Por‧sche
• Homophone: Portia (some accents)

固有名詞

Porsche (countable and uncountable, plural Porsches)

1. (countable) A surname from German.

Further reading

• Porsche on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

名詞

Porsche (plural Porsches)

1. (automotive) A car of this brand, reputably high-performance and expensive.
   • 2004, Gaby Triana, Backstage Pass, page 42:

     Mom drives an Accord, which is quite a surprise if you think about it. I guess that says something about her response to fame. Anyone can drive a Porsche once they have the cash.

   • 2005, William Braxton Irvine, On Desire: Why We Want What We Want, Oxford University Press,, →ISBN, page 26:

     a male undergoing a garden-variety mid-life crisis is disturbed not by his sexual appetites but by the lack of variety in his sexual partners. He is disturbed not by the crass materialism of his life but by the fact that he is still driving a Ford when he could and should be driving a Porsche.

   • 2016, Sia, Chris Braide, “Unstoppable”, in This Is Acting‎, performed by Sia:

     I'm unstoppable / I'm a Porsche with no brakes / I'm invincible / Yeah, I win every single game

   • 2018, “Girls Like You (Remix)”, in Red Pill Blues, performed by Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B:

     I don't really want a white horse and carriage / I'm thinkin' more of white Porsches and karats

派生語

アナグラム

• Cophers, Porches, cophers, porches