意味(日本語)

競争者 ◇rival＝([on same]stream)、L.rivalis(＝rival)

語源

• riv- : L.rivus=a stream（川、流れ）

意味(英語)

• (noun) One who attempts to equal or surpass another, or who pursues the same object as another; a competitor.
• (noun) One that equals or almost equals another in a particular respect.
• (noun) Obsolete A companion or an associate in a particular duty.
• (verb-transitive) To attempt to equal or surpass.
• (verb-transitive) To be the equal of; match: "They achieved more than they had ever dreamed, lending a magic to their family story that no tale or ordinary life could possibly rival” ( Doris Kearns Goodwin).

例文

• Water wars have been with us for all of human history -- the word "rival" comes from a Latin word meaning "one who uses the same stream as another."

競争、(川岸の人 → 水を奪い合う)競争者

語源

• riv- : L.rivus=a stream（川、流れ）

川 ◇L.ripa(＝river bank)

語源

• riv- : L.rivus=a stream（川、流れ）

川の土手 ◇L.ripa

語源

• riv- : L.rivus=a stream（川、流れ）

◇F.(＝river) ＝ 数本からできている、宝石首飾り

語源

• riv- : L.rivus=a stream（川、流れ）

小川

語源

• riv- : L.rivus=a stream（川、流れ）