treasureとは

意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Old French tresor (“treasury”), from Latin thēsaurus (“treasure”), from Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsaurós, “treasure house”). Displaced native Middle English schat. Doublet of thesaurus.

発音

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹɛʒɚ/, /ˈt͡ʃɹɛʒɚ/
• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹɛʒə/
• ハイフネーション: treas‧ure
• 韻: -ɛʒə(ɹ)

名詞

treasure (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 treasures)

1. (uncountable) A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc.
   • 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, chapter 20, in Treasure Island:

     "Now," resumed Silver, "here it is. You give us the chart to get the treasure by, and drop shooting poor seamen and stoving of their heads in while asleep. You do that, and we'll offer you a choice. Either you come aboard along of us, once the treasure shipped, and then I'll give you my affy-davy, upon my word of honour, to clap you somewhere safe ashore.

2. (countable) Anything greatly valued.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Exodus 19:5:

     Ye shall be peculiar treasure unto me.

   • 1681, Nahum Tate, The History of King Lear

     I found the whole to answer your Account of it, a Heap of Jewels, unstrung and unpolisht; yet so dazling in their Disorder, that I soon perceiv'd I had seiz'd a Treasure.

   • 1946, Ernest Tubb, Filipino Baby

     She's my Filipino baby she's my treasure and my pet

     Her teeth are bright and pearly and her hair is black as jet

3. (countable) A term of endearment.
   • 1922, Francis Rufus Bellamy, A Flash of Gold

     "Hello, Treasure," he said without turning round. For a second she hesitated, standing in the soft light of the lamp, the deep blue of the rug making a background for her, the black fur collar of her coat framing the vivid beauty of her face.

関連する語

• treasury

動詞

treasure (三人称単数 現在形 treasures, 現在分詞 treasuring, 過去形および過去分詞形 treasured)

1. (transitive, of a person または thing) To consider to be precious; to value highly.

   Oh, this ring is beautiful! I’ll treasure it forever.

   • 1838, Eliza Cook, "The Old Armchair", in Melania and other Poems

     I LOVE it, I love it ; and who shall dare

     To chide me for loving that old Arm-chair ?

     I've treasured it long as a sainted prize ;

     I've bedewed it with tears, and embalmed it with sighs.

2. (transitive) To store or stow in a safe place.
   • 1825, Walter Scott, The Talisman

     The rose-buds, withered as they were, were still treasured under his cuirass, and nearest to his heart.

3. (transitive, obsolete) To enrich.

同意語

• (to consider to be precious): cherish

反意語

• (to consider to be precious): despise

派生語