tousleとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From 中期英語 touselen, equivalent to touse +‎ -le. Cognate with German Low German tuseln, Bavarian zusseln, züsseln.

発音

• IPA: /ˈtaʊ.zəl/
  • (proscribed, also) IPA: /ˈtaʊ.səl/, /ˈtɔs.əl/, /ˈtʌs.əl/, (rare) /ˈtus.əl/
• 韻: -aʊzəl

動詞

tousle (third-person singular simple present tousles, present participle tousling, simple past and past participle tousled)

1. To put into disorder; to tumble; to touse; to muss.

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

名詞

tousle (plural tousles)

1. The action of ruffling or setting in disorder.
   • 2015, Carla Cassidy, A Real Cowboy, page 264:

     Cassie reached over and gave Sammy's dark hair a tousle.

使用する際の注意点

• /ˈtaʊ.zəl/ is the primary and sometimes sole pronunciation listed by most dictionaries; /ˈtaʊ.səl/ is a secondary variant in Merriam-Webster and the American Heritage Dictionary, though proscribed by some sources. The nonstandard /ˈtɔs.əl/, perhaps from confusion with toss, is also fairly common in online video (as is /ˈtʌs.əl/ to a lesser extent). /ˈtus.əl/ is a rare variant.

派生語

アナグラム

• lutose, solute, tousel

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