jaw
要点あご
意味
- (上・下の)あご
- 《複数形で》口
- 下あごのかっこう(感じ)
- 《複数形で》あごに似た物;(谷・海峡などの)狭い入口
- 《話》おしゃべり;(長い)お説教
- (人に)しゃべる,(特に)くどくど言う;(人に)お説教をする《+at+名〈人〉》
例文
I was laughing so hard I nearly dislocated my jaw.
笑いすぎて、顎がはずれそうになった。
As his eyes ran over the paper, his jaw fell.
一通り読み終えたところで、あんぐり口を開けた。
The punch on the jaw brought me to my knees.
あごにパンチを受けて私はひざをついた。
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
From Middle English jawe/jowe (“jaw; sides of the lower face”, 14th century), the further origin of which is disputed. Either: * From Anglo-Norman jowe, from Old French joe (“cheek; jaw”), from Vulgar Latin *ga(v)ota (“cheek”), of uncertain further origin. ** It has been objected that the rhyming of jowe (“jaw”) with clowe (“claw”) in Middle English demonstrates that it did not have the vowel /uː/. This would be a concern if /uː/ were the vowel to expect from a borrowing of the Old French word, which it is not. Compare English paw < Middle English pawe/powe < Anglo-Norman powe < Old French poe. * From Middle English *chowe, from Old English *ċēowe.