aptly ycleptとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

See aptly and yclept.

発音

• IPA: /ˈæpt.lɪ~ɨˈklɛpt/
• IPA: /ˈæpt.liˈɪˈklɛpt/
• 韻: -ɛpt

形容詞

aptly yclept (comparative more aptly yclept, superlative most aptly yclept)

1. (idiomatic, of something named) Aptly and appropriately named: whose name is wittily accurate.

   Sterling Hayden's General, aptly yclept Jack D. Ripper, tears up the screen.

2. (idiomatic, of a name) Appropriately given.

   George C. Scott plays Buck Turgidson, a name which is most aptly yclept.

使用する際の注意点

• Aptly yclept is a set phrase where the meaning of both words is retained through context.
• While clepe is obsolete, yclept is still occasionally used for humorous or archaic effect, often in the context of this idiomatic expression.
• A holdover from Middle English, yclept is one of the few English words where 'y' figures as a vowel at the beginning of a word. Others include yttrium and yngling.