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語源

From French cocon, a diminutive of coque (“shell”).

発音

• IPA: /kəˈkuːn/ [kʰɘ̞ˈkʰu̟ːn]
• 韻: -uːn
• Homophone: kokoon

名詞

cocoon (plural cocoons)

1. The silky case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, protecting the pupa within.
2. (also figurative) Any similar protective case.
   • 1997 June 24, Robert Dart, quotee, “CTA To Leave Train Conductors At The Station”, in Chicago Tribune‎:

     The bad guys generally don’t like to get on trains, because they’re trapped on a moving cocoon that the CTA controls.

派生語

使用する際の注意点

• Not to be confused with the word cacoon.

派生した語

• → Malayalam: കൊക്കൂൺ (kokkūṇ)

動詞

cocoon (third-person singular simple present cocoons, present participle cocooning, simple past and past participle cocooned)

1. (transitive, also figuratively) To envelop in a protective case.
   • 2021, Rivers Solomon, Sorrowland, #Merky Books, page 163:

     Vern grabbed the throw draped over the back of the sofa and cocooned herself within it.

2. (intransitive, also figuratively) To withdraw into such a case.