soccer(サッカー)
要点サッカー
意味
- サッカー
例文
I am fond of soccer, rugby, football, and so on.
私はサッカー、ラグビー、フットボールなどが好きです。
I'm sure you'll understand the appeal of soccer.
きっと、サッカーの魅力が分かるはずです。
Why do you think soccer isn't popular in the US?
アメリカでサッカーがなかなか人気を集めない理由は何だと思いますか。
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
Originally British English; as an abbreviation for association football, via abbreviation assoc. + -er (suffix); earlier socker (1885), also socca (1889), with soccer attested 1888. Compare contemporary rugger, from rugby. Similarly constructed coinages from the same period include: brekker (“breakfast”), fresher (“freshman”) and footer (“football”). See Oxford -er.