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発音

• IPA: /saɪ.əˈmiːz/

形容詞

Siamese (comparative more Siamese, superlative most Siamese)

1. Of or relating to Siam; Thai.
   • 1943 July and August, T. Lovatt Williams, “Some Reminiscences of the Footplate—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 235:

     I remember one such occasion when a Siamese pupil had fired the train from Lime Street, and so complimentary were the Chief's remarks on the condition of the fire that we found our young Siamese friend difficult to live with for about a week afterwards!

2. (not comparable) Of a connection of tubes or hoses: shaped like the letter Y.

派生語

固有名詞

Siamese

1. The Thai language.

名詞

Siamese (plural Siameses or Siamese)

1. (plural "Siameses") A Siamese cat.
   • 1951, Winifred Martin, Calling All Kittens, Blackie & Son Limited:

     The third kitten said her name was Juno, and that she was a Siamese.

2. (historical, plural "Siamese" or "Siameses") An inhabitant of Siam.
3. (plural "Siameses") A connection of tubes or hoses shaped like a letter Y.

使用する際の注意点

As with other terms for people formed with -ese, the countable singular noun in reference to a person (as in "I am a Siamese", "writing about Siamese cuisine as a Siamese") is uncommon and often taken as grammatically incorrect. In its place, the adjective is used, by itself (as in "I am Siamese") or before a noun like person, man, or woman ("writing about Siamese cuisine as a Siamese person"). See also -ish, which is similarly only primarily used as an adjective or as a plural noun.

アナグラム

• Amieses