pedal
pedal
意味(日本語)
ペダル ◇L.pedes(=foot 歩兵)
語源
- ped-, ped- : L.pedes = a foot(足), on foot(徒歩で)
意味(英語)
- (noun) A foot-operated lever used for actuating or controlling a mechanism, as in a loom, sewing machine, piano, or organ.
- (noun) A similar foot-operated part attached to a crank and used for powering various devices, such as a bicycle.
- (noun) Music A pedal point.
- (noun) Music A pedal keyboard.
- (adjective) Of or relating to a pedal.
例文
- She often used the term pedal or pedalo-French slang for a homosexual-draping it with condescension, pity, and disapproval.
語源が同じ単語を一緒に覚えよう
pedestrian
pedestrian
歩行者 ◇L.pedester(=歩いて行く)、反対語 L.equester(=horsemen)
語源
- ped-, ped- : L.pedes = a foot(足), on foot(徒歩で)
pedicab
pedicab
リンタク(歩く車)
語源
- ped-, ped- : L.pedes = a foot(足), on foot(徒歩で)
biped
biped
二足動物、二足の ◇bi-(=two)+ped(足)
語源
- ped-, ped- : L.pedes = a foot(足), on foot(徒歩で)
pedicure
pedicure
足の治療
語源
- ped-, ped- : L.pedes = a foot(足), on foot(徒歩で)
centipede
centipede
むかで、百足 ◇centi(=one hundred)+pede(足)
語源
- ped-, ped- : L.pedes = a foot(足), on foot(徒歩で)
pedigree
pedigree
家系図 ◇仏.pied de grue(=ツルの足)
語源
- ped-, ped- : L.pedes = a foot(足), on foot(徒歩で)
expedience
expedience
好都合、適切さ、便宜 ◇ex(離す)+pede(足)=足が自由な
語源
- ped-, ped- : L.pedes = a foot(足), on foot(徒歩で)
pedometer
pedometer
歩数計
語源
- ped-, ped- : L.pedes = a foot(足), on foot(徒歩で)
expedient
expedient
好都合で、便宜な、適宜な(進行を助けるから)
語源
- ped-, ped- : L.pedes = a foot(足), on foot(徒歩で)
quadruped
quadruped
四足獣、四足の ◇quadru-(=four)
語源
- ped-, ped- : L.pedes = a foot(足), on foot(徒歩で)
expedite
expedite
はかどらせる、促進する ◇ex(=out、from)+pede(足) =足かせから足を開放する
語源
- ped-, ped- : L.pedes = a foot(足), on foot(徒歩で)
tripod
tripod
三脚、三脚の ◇cf. Gk.pod
語源
- ped-, ped- : L.pedes = a foot(足), on foot(徒歩で)
expedition
expedition
遠征、探検隊、手早さ ◇ex(=out、from)+pede(足)
語源
- ped-, ped- : L.pedes = a foot(足), on foot(徒歩で)
expeditious
expeditious
急速な、手早い◇ex(=out、from)+pede(足)
語源
- ped-, ped- : L.pedes = a foot(足), on foot(徒歩で)
impeach
impeach
(法)弾劾する、告訴する ◇L.in+pedica(=あしかせ)
語源
- ped-, ped- : L.pedes = a foot(足), on foot(徒歩で)
impeachment
impeachment
(法律)告訴、弾劾
語源
- ped-, ped- : L.pedes = a foot(足), on foot(徒歩で)
impedance
impedance
(電気)インピーダンス ◇im(=in)
語源
- ped-, ped- : L.pedes = a foot(足), on foot(徒歩で)
impede
impede
妨害する、妨げる ◇im(=in) = 足をもつれさせる = 足がとらわれた
語源
- ped-, ped- : L.pedes = a foot(足), on foot(徒歩で)
impediment
impediment
妨げ、障害、言語障害 ◇im(=in)
語源
- ped-, ped- : L.pedes = a foot(足), on foot(徒歩で)
peddler
peddler
行商人
語源
- ped-, ped- : L.pedes = a foot(足), on foot(徒歩で)
pedestal
pedestal
台座(彫像、ランプなど) ◇It.pie(=足)+di=of+stallo(=stall 台)
語源
- ped-, ped- : L.pedes = a foot(足), on foot(徒歩で)