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• pilates

語源

Named after German physical trainer Joseph Pilates, who developed the original version and called it Contrology. The eponymous name has had trademark protection in various jurisdictions; such protection has lapsed in some jurisdictions but may possibly persist in others.

発音

• IPA: /pɪˈlɑːtiːz/

名詞

Pilates (uncountable)

1. A physical fitness system developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates.

   Synonym: Contrology

   Coordinate terms: yoga, calisthenics, stretching, Yogalates (other systems that overlap [conceptually and practically] to varying extents)

   • 2014 April 14, Matt Cleary, “What do Australia's cricketers do on holiday?”, in ESPNcricinfo‎, retrieved 21 July 2015:

     "Watto will spend the entire winter stretching and doing Pilates, and do a hamstring after bending down to pick up his petrol cap after dropping it filling his car at Caltex Cronulla."

2. (loosely) Any of various systems modified from that original version, especially in the decades since this name became genericized.

派生語

使用する際の注意点

• Some speakers use collocations such as original Pilates, true Pilates, or archival Pilates to clarify when the strict sense of the word is intended.

参考

アナグラム

• aplites, pasteli, platies, psilate, talipes