gallon
意味
- ガロン(液量の単位;《米》3.7853リットル;《英》4.546リットル)
例文
The tank has a capacity of fifty-gallons.
タンクの容量は５０ガロンだ。
400,000 gallons of oil have spilled out of the pipeline.
４０万ガロンの石油がパイプラインから溢れ出た。
Five gallons of regular, please.
レギュラーを５ガロンお願いします。
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
From Middle English gallon, galoun, galun, from Old Northern French galun, galon (“liquid measure”) (compare Old French jalon), from Late Latin galum, galus (“measure of wine”), from Vulgar Latin *galla (“vessel”), possibly from Gaulish *galla, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“goblet”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κύλιξ (kúlix, “cup”), Sanskrit कलश (kalaśa, “jar, pitcher; measure of liquid”). Related to Old French gille (“wine measure”) (from Medieval Latin gillō (“earthenware jar”)), Old French jale (“bowl”), Old French jaloie (“measure of capacity”).