folklore
TOEFL民間伝承
意味
- 民間伝承(風俗・習慣・口碑・伝説・昔話など);民俗学
例文
Island folklore still recounts the story of the raft.
島の民間伝承はいまだにそのいかだの話を伝えている。
He compiled a Japanese folklore anthology for use in schools.
彼は日本の民話を教科書用に纏めた。
In this paper, I compare the folklores of Germany and Holland.
この論文では、ドイツとオランダの民間伝承を比較する。
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
From folk + lore, coined by British writer William Thoms in 1846 to replace terms such as "popular antiquities". Thoms imitated German terms such as Volklehre (“people's customs”) and Volksüberlieferung (“popular tradition”). Compare also Old English folclar (“popular instruction; homily”) and West Frisian folkloare (“folklore”).