Los Angelesとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

An anglicized form of Spanish Pueblo de los Ángeles (City of the Angels), a clipping of Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula (“Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels of Porziuncola”), taken from the Franciscan missionary Juan Crespí's name for the nearby Los Angeles River, first sighted by the Portolá expedition on August 2, the feast day of the dedication of the chapel of Porziuncola (from Latin portiuncula, “little portion”) in Santa Maria degli Angeli (Italian for “Saint Mary of the Angels”) near Assisi, Italy, where St Francis began his order.

発音

• (General American) IPA: /lɔs ˈændʒələs/

• (cot–caught merger) IPA: /lɑs ˈændʒələs/

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /lɒs ˈændʒɪliːz/, /lɒs ˈændʒɪlɪz/

• (General Australian, New Zealand, General South African) IPA: /lɔs ˈændʒəliːz/, /- ˈændʒəlɪz/, /- ˈændʒələs/, /lɒs-/
• (dated, General American) IPA: /lɔs ˈæŋɡələs/, /loʊs ˈæŋɡələs/; (obsolete) /loʊs ˈɑŋheɪleɪs/
• ハイフネーション: Los An‧ge‧les

固有名詞

Los Angeles

1. A placename
   1. A city and port, the county seat of Los Angeles County, the largest city in California, and the 2nd largest in the United States, famed for being the center of the American film industry.

      Synonym: City of Los Angeles

      Hyponyms: Hollywood, Venice, Venice Beach, South Central, Port of Los Angeles

      • 2018, Michael G. Zey, Seizing the Future: Dawn of the Macroindustrial Era:

        It is projected that the ride from Los Angeles to Las Vegas on such a supertrain would take 75 minutes.

      • 2023 August 6, Daniel Duane, “It’s August. Californians Are Still Skiing. Don’t Ask.”, in The New York Times‎, archived from the original on 6 August 2023:

        Los Angeles would still be a piddling little town in a desert if it weren’t for Sierra snowmelt and city officials crafty enough to snooker eastern California farmers out of their water rights.

   2. Ellipsis of Los Angeles County: a county of California, United States. County seat: Los Angeles.

      Hyponyms: City Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley, Studio City, Beverly Hills

   3. A river in Los Angeles, California, United States; in full, Los Angeles River.
   4. A census-designated place in Willacy County, Texas, United States.
   5. An unincorporated community in La Salle County, Texas, United States.
2. (US, military, nautical) Synonym of 688: Ellipsis of Los Angeles class

同意語

派生語

Further reading

• Los Angeles on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

名詞

Los Angeles (plural Los Angeleses)

1. (US, military, nautical) Synonym of 688