harry
意味
- …を繰り返し攻撃する
- (…のことで)〈人〉を苦しめる,悩ます《+名〈人〉+for+名》
例文
I'd like to see the sixth "Harry Potter" movie.
『ハリーポッター』の6作目が観たいな。
Harry left his family 200 million yen when he died.
ハリーは亡くなって、家族に2億円の財産を残した。
I want to see the sixth Harry Potter film.
『ハリー・ポッター』の第6作が見たい。
語源
古英語hergian「軍隊で荒らす」から(here「軍隊」)。軍が略奪を繰り返す「繰り返し攻撃する・悩ます」。
人名Harryとは別の語。
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
From Middle English herien, harien, from Old English herġian, from Proto-West Germanic *harjōn, from Proto-Germanic *harjōną, from *harjaz (“army”), from Proto-Indo-European *koryos, from *ker- (“army”). Cognates See also Walloon hairyî, Old French hairier, harier; also Saterland Frisian ferheerje, German verheeren (“to harry, devastate”), Swedish härja (“ravage, harry”); also Old English here, West Frisian hear, Dutch heer, German Heer); also Middle Irish cuire (“army”), Lithuanian kãrias (“army; war”), Old Church Slavonic кара (kara, “strife”), Ancient Greek κοίρανος (koíranos, “chief, commander”), Old Persian [script needed] (kāra, “army”)). More at here (“army”).