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語源

Inherited from 中期英語 tresour, from Old French tresor (“treasury”), from Latin thēsaurus (“treasure”), from Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsaurós, “treasure house”). Mostly displaced native 古期英語 goldhord (See goldhoard) and 古期英語 ġestrēon. Doublet of thesaurus.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈtɹɛʒə/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈtɹɛʒɚ/, (sometimes) [ˈt͡ʃɹɛʒɚ]
• 韻: -ɛʒə(ɹ)
• ハイフネーション: treas‧ure

名詞

treasure (countable and uncountable, plural treasures)

1. (literally, countable and uncountable) A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc.
   • 1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 39:

     It seems there was a worm that slept upon a pile of treasure, which it had zealously heaped up under a stone bluff.

   • 1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, chapter XX, in Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:

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

     Ye shall be peculiar treasure unto me.

   • 1640 July 30 (date written; Gregorian calendar), [John Towers], “Upon the Sending of the First Volume of These Sermons to the Right Reverend Father in God, the Bishop of Peterborough, then My Diocesan, I Received This Letter”, in John Donne, XXVI. Sermons (Never before Publish’d) Preached by that Learned and Reverend Divine John Donne, […] The Third Volume, London: […] Thomas Newcomb, […], published 1661, →OCLC:

     You have ſent me a Treaſure, and I vvould not ſhare time to tell you ſo, till I had ſomevvhat ſatisfied the thirſt I had to drink dovvn many of thoſe Excellent Sermons, vvhich I have ſo long deſired: […]

   • 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

   1. 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.

      • 1927, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados Mysteries:

        'My treasure!' cried the fond lady, 'why didn't you tell Auntie sooner?' and for reply Cyril hung his head and whispered the fatal insuperable excuse of childhood:
        'I didn't like to.'

   2. (in the plural, euphemistic or literary) The female genitals; pudenda.

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動詞

treasure (third-person singular simple present treasures, present participle treasuring, simple past and past participle treasured)

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

   Synonyms: cherish, prize; see also Thesaurus:hold dear

   Antonyms: despise; see also Thesaurus:despise

   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.

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