porter

porter

意味(日本語)

門番、玄関番

語源

  • port- : L.porta = a gate(門)

意味(英語)

  • (noun) A person employed to carry burdens, especially an attendant who carries travelers' baggage at a hotel or transportation station.
  • (noun) A railroad employee who waits on passengers in a sleeping car or parlor car.
  • (noun) A maintenance worker for a building or institution.
  • (noun) Chiefly British One in charge of a gate or door.
  • (noun) A dark beer resembling light stout, made from malt browned or charred by drying at a high temperature.

例文

  • An old hand will tell you the peculiarities of every spike in England, as: at A you are allowed to smoke but there are bugs in the cells; at B the beds are comfortable but the porter is a bully; at C they let you out early in the morning but the tea is undrinkable; at D the officials steal your money if you have anyand so on interminably.

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opportune

opportune

都合がよい ◇op=ob(=near) = 船が港の近くにあることから

語源

  • port- : L.porta = a gate(門)

opportunity

opportunity

好機会、チャンス

語源

  • port- : L.porta = a gate(門)

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opportunist

opportunist

日和見主義者

語源

  • port- : L.porta = a gate(門)

opportunism

opportunism

便宜主義、日和見主義

語源

  • port- : L.porta = a gate(門)

port

port

港、空港、門、入り口、態度、様子(身に運び持っているもの)

語源

  • port- : L.porta = a gate(門)

portal

portal

表玄関、入口

語源

  • port- : L.porta = a gate(門)

portcullis

portcullis

(城壁につけた)落し門◇port(門)+cullis(=sliding)

語源

  • port- : L.porta = a gate(門)

portico

portico

玄関、柱廊玄関 ◇port(=門、入り口)

語源

  • port- : L.porta = a gate(門)

porch

porch

ポーチ、玄関、車寄せ ◇porticoと姉妹語

語源

  • port- : L.porta = a gate(門)

passport

passport

パスポート、旅券(港を通るときに必要なもの)

語源

  • port- : L.porta = a gate(門)

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