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)
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)