mermaid
意味
- (女の)人魚
例文
The legend says that she was a mermaid.
伝説では、彼女は人魚だったと言われる。
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
From Middle English mermayde (“maid of the sea”), from mere (“sea, lake”) + maid, equivalent to mer- + maid. Cognate with Dutch meermeid (“mermaid”), Middle High German mermaget, mermeit (“mermaid”, > German Meermagd, Meermädchen (“mermaid”)). Compare Old English meremenn, meremennen, meremenin (“mermaid, siren”).