parachute

parachute

意味(日本語)

パラシュート ◇para(=防御)+chute(=落下)

語源

  • para2 : L.parare = to prepare(準備する「防護, 回避」の意)

意味(英語)

  • (noun) An apparatus used to retard free fall from an aircraft, consisting of a light, usually hemispherical canopy attached by cords to a harness and worn or stored folded until deployed in descent.
  • (noun) Any of various similar unpowered devices that are used for retarding free-speeding or free-falling motion.
  • (verb-transitive) To drop (supplies or troops, for example) by means of a parachute.
  • (verb-intransitive) To descend by means of a parachute.

例文

  • We will give people t-shirts and parachute men painted gold because McGavick is getting a �golden parachute� with the $4.5 million in stock options he is getting from Safeco Insurance.

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語源が同じ単語を一緒に覚えよう

parasol

parasol

日傘 ◇para(…を回避する)+sol(=太陽)

語源

  • para2 : L.parare = to prepare(準備する「防護, 回避」の意)

rampart

rampart

城壁、に城壁を設ける、防衛する ◇L.re=ante-(=前に)+parare(=準備する)

語源

  • para2 : L.parare = to prepare(準備する「防護, 回避」の意)

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