homeless
意味
- 家のない
例文
I often slept on that bench when I was homeless.
ホームレスだった頃は、よくあのベンチで寝たな。
Those homeless people are living hand-to-mouth.
ホームレスのあの人たちはその日暮らしです。
The homeless sought shelter from the chilly shower.
家のない人たちは冷たいにわか雨をよける場所を探した。
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
From Middle English *homles, *hamles, from Old English hāmlēas (“homeless”), equivalent to home + -less. Cognate with Dutch heemloos, Danish hjemløs (“homeless”), Swedish hemlös (“homeless”). Compare also German heimatlos (“homeless”), Icelandic heimilislaus (“homeless”), West Frisian dakleas (“homeless”, literally “having no roof, roofless”).