embrace
大学受験抱きしめる・受け入れる
意味
- (愛情の表れとして)…を抱きしめる,抱擁する
- 《文》〈物が〉…を取り巻く,囲む(surround)
- 《文》〈機会など〉を捕らえる,〈申し出など〉を喜んで受ける
- …を含む
- 抱き合う
- 抱擁,抱き合い
例文
The settlers embraced the Christian religion.
開拓民たちはキリスト教を信奉した。
Shall I stay like this until morning embracing you?
このまま朝までオマエを抱き寄せて過ごそうか。
The 2 people embraced, and then bid farewell reluctantly.
２人は抱き合い、別れを惜しんだ。
語源
em-中に＋brace両腕
古フランス語「両腕(brace)の中に(em)入れる」「抱きしめる」。考えなどを腕に抱き入れる「受け入れる」にも。
bracelet（腕輪）のbraceも「腕」。
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
The verb is derived from Middle English embracen (“to clasp in one's arms, embrace; to reach out eagerly for, welcome; to enfold, entwine; to ensnare, entangle; to twist, wrap around; to gird, put on; to lace; to be in or put into bonds; to put a shield on the arm; to grasp (a shield or spear); to acquire, take hold of; to receive; to undertake; to affect, influence; to incite; to unlawfully influence a jury; to surround; to conceal, cover; to shelter; to protect; to comfort; to comprehend, understand”) [and other forms], from Old French embracer, embracier (“to kiss”) (modern French embrasser (“to kiss; (dated) to embrace, hug”)), from Late Latin *imbracchiāre, from in- (prefix meaning ‘in,…