nick
意味
- 刻み目(notch)
- 表面だけの切り傷,かすり傷
- …に刻み目(傷)をつける
「in the nick of time」で「きわどい時に, ちょうどよく」 - 状態,体調
例文
There's no need for Nick to come to my office.
ニックは私の会社に来る必要はない。
Nick is by no means satisfied with the reward.
ニックは決してその報酬に満足していない。
I was most grateful to Nick for his kindness.
私はニックの親切に感謝していた。
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
The noun is derived from Late Middle English nik (“notch, tally; nock of an arrow”). Its further etymology is unknown; a connection with nock (“notch in a bow to hold the bowstring; notch at the rear of an arrow that fits the bowstring; cleft in the buttocks”) has not been clearly established. The verb appears to be derived from the noun, though the available evidence shows that some of the verb senses predate the noun senses.