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lifeguard

/lˈaɪfɡˌɑrd/ やや難 頻度 6345位

意味

  1. (海水浴場などの)看視人,見張り人

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英語の原文(Wiktionary)

From life + guard, calque of Dutch lijfgarde, where life has the sense of Dutch lijf (“body”) (hence literally “bodyguard”). Compare German Leibgarde (“bodyguard”), Danish livgarde (“bodyguard”), Swedish livgarde (“bodyguard”). Compare also Old English līfweard (“guardian of life”).

出典: Wiktionary「lifeguard」(CC BY-SA 4.0)

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