bon jourとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Received Pronunciation)
  • (without the pour–poor merger) IPA: /bɒnˈʒʊə/, /bɒ̃ˈʒʊə/, /bɒnˈd͡ʒʊə/
  • (pour–poor merger) IPA: /bɒnˈd͡ʒɔː/, /bɒnˈʒɔː/
• (General American)
  • (without the pour–poor merger) IPA: /bɑnˈʒʊəɹ/, /bɑnˈd͡ʒʊəɹ/
  • (pour–poor merger) IPA: /bɑnˈd͡ʒoɹ/, /bɑnˈʒoɹ/
• 韻: -ʊə(ɹ), -ɔː(ɹ)

間投詞

bonjour

1. (in French contexts) Good morning; hello.
   • 2008 May 4, Alexandra Jacobs, “Blame the Messager”, in The New York Times‎, archived from the original on 18 December 2021:

     Say bonjour to the botched R.S.V.P. The practice of replying to invitations, let alone actually showing up to parties as promised, has become as antiquated as the chimney sweep, and much messier.

動詞

bonjour (third-person singular simple present bonjours, present participle bonjouring, simple past and past participle bonjoured)

1. (ambitransitive) To greet in French with "bonjour".
   • 1938, Donald Barr Chidsey, Each one was alone:

     He went on down the boulevard, bonjouring right and left, lifting his hat, bowing. He moved very slowly.

   • 1988, Gary Hart, The Strategies of Zeus:

     Connaughton entered the simple but cheery restaurant, checked his coat, bonjoured the maître d'...

   • 2005, James H Irwin, Mokanshan: A Tale of Wallis Simpson's Naughty Shanghai Postcards:

     They bonjoured back and stood there awkwardly. Finally, Flood broke the silence.