Ducatとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Middle French ducat, late Old French ducat, from Old Italian ducato, from Medieval Latin ducātus, from oblique stem of dux (“duke; leader”). Doublet of duchy.

発音

• IPA: /ˈdʌkət/
• 韻: -ʌkət

名詞

ducat (plural ducats)

1. (historical) A gold coin minted by various European nations.
   • c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene viii]:

     Shylock: "My daughter! O my ducats! Fled with a Christian! O my Christian ducats! Justice! the law! my ducats, and my daughter!..."

   • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 166:

     But when the innkeeper saw what kind of goat the lad had, he thought this was a goat worth having, so when the lad had fallen asleep, he took another goat which couldn't make any golden ducats, and put that in its place.

2. (informal) A coin of the major denomination (dollar, euro, etc.); money in general.
3. (US, theater, transport, slang) A ticket.
   • 1972 [1931], Dashiell Hammett, “IV. The Dog House”, in The Glass Key, Vintage Books, page 73:

     Ned Beaumont said, "Well, I've got a ducat that reads to there, anyway.

   • 1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 88:

     Customers are usually enticed in with a "ducat", or pass for one free dance.

   • 1949 June 11, Billboard:

     […] the lines at the box office since ducats went on sale publicly Wednesday […]