glean
意味
- 〈小麦など〉の落ち穂を拾う;〈田畑など〉から落ち穂を拾う,採り残しを集める
- 〈知識・情報など〉をこつこつと集める
例文
He has gleaned knowledge from various books.
彼はいろいろな本から知識を拾い集めた。
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
The verb is derived from Late Middle English glenen (“to gather (heads of grain left by reapers), glean; to gather (things) together, collect”), from Old French glener, glainer (modern French glaner (“to gather, glean”)), from Late Latin glen(n)are, the present active infinitive of glen(n)ō (“to make a collection”); further etymology uncertain, possibly from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *glanos (“clean; clear”, adjective), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- (“to glow, shine; to be glowing or shining”).