rex
意味
- 《王の名の前に付いて》…王
- (特に訴訟事件に王の称号として用いる)国王
例文
Rex was a monster of a dog.
レックスは途方も無く大きな犬だった。
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
From Latin rēx (“king”). Doublet of rajah and roy. Noun sense 2 originally referred to rabbits of the Belgian "castorrex" breed, so named because their fur was similar to that of beavers, and entered English around 1920.