differ
英検2級・大学受験異なる(differ from)
意味
- 違う,異なる
- 意見を異にする
例文
Japanese differ from Americans in many respects.
日本人は多くの点でアメリカ人と違う。
In that respect, my opinion differs from yours.
その点では私の意見は君のとは異なる。
The two countries differ in religion and culture.
その両国は宗教と文化が違っている。
語源
dif-離れて+fer運ぶ
ラテン語「別々に(dis)運ぶ(ferre)」ばらばらの方向に行く「異なる」。
different、difference。prefer・transferのferも「運ぶ」。
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
From Middle English differren, from Old French differer, from Latin differō (“carry apart, put off, defer; differ”), from dis- (“apart”) + ferō (“carry, bear”). Compare Ancient Greek διαφέρω (diaphérō). Doublet of defer and dilate, see also infer, confer and collate, refer and relate, as well as prefer and prelate among others.
関連する単語
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