岡崎選手、Leicester City関連の記事で英語の勉強を　― 動詞でのeclipseは他動詞

岡崎選手、プレミア優勝チームのスタメンとは快挙ですね。ただし香川選手の例もあるので、また来シーズンからが勝負となるのでしょうが。

http://www.futboldecafe.com/page/2/

さて、WSJに商売、興行面といった別の観点からの記事がありました。

大意から入ったため読み違えることはなかったのですが、逆におやっと思ったのが、eclipseの使い方。日食、月食といった名詞で覚えて来ましたが、なんと動詞での用法は他動詞なのですね。

Leicester City’s popularity in Thailand is beginning to eclipse even that of teams such as Manchester United and Liverpool...

無意識ですが、咄嗟に自動詞としてイメージしました。でもこれを「欠ける」と取ると意味が逆転してしまいますね。

念のため、英辞郎からです。

eclipse
【他動】
    ～に影を投げ掛ける、暗くする、覆い隠す
    ～の輝き［光輝・光彩］を失わせる、～を失墜させる
    ～をしのぐ、上回る

【名】
    《天文》食、日食、月食
    ・A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon comes between the Earth and the Sun. : 日食は、月が地球と太陽の間に来るときに起きます。
    光の消滅、光が遮られること、影を投げ掛けられること
    〔名声などの〕輝き［光輝・光彩］を失うこと、失墜

レベル9、発音iklíps、カナイクリプス、エクリプス、変化《動》eclipses ｜ eclipsing ｜ eclipsed、分節e・clipse

eclipse concern
関心を薄れさせる

eclipse concern for
～への［に対する］関心を薄れさせる

eclipse factor
《天文》日陰率

eclipse method
エクリプス法

eclipse observation
《天文》日食観測

eclipse of the moon
月食

eclipse of the sun
日食

eclipse one's personal best time by more than __ minutes
《マラソン》自己ベスト記録を＿分以上更新する

eclipse period
暗黒期

Merriam WebsterのLerner's辞書からです。

eclipse /ɪˈklɪps/ verb
eclipses; eclipsed; eclipsing
Learner's definition of ECLIPSE
[+ object]
1
: to cause an eclipse of (the sun or moon)

    The sun was partially eclipsed by the moon.

2
a
: to make (something) less important or popular
    Train travel was eclipsed by the growth of commercial airlines.
b
: to do or be much better than (someone or something)

    Her sister's accomplishments always seemed to eclipse [=outshine] her own.
    The new runner's time eclipsed [=surpassed] the old record.

Thai Billionaire’s Investment in Leicester City Pays Off Leicester City’s popularity in Thailand is beginning to eclipse even that of Manchester United and LiverpoolBANGKOK—Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha has a duty-free empire in one of the world’s most-visited countries and a surname bestowed by his country’s monarch.

Now the Thai billionaire can add another honor to his name: owner of Leicester City, the newly minted champions of the English Premier League.

The team, which hails from the nondescript English Midlands, has enthralled the soccer world this year, beating out storied names such as Chelsea and Manchester United to win the title with a wage bill a fraction of the size of its rivals.

Leicester City’s popularity in Thailand is beginning to eclipse even that of teams such as Manchester United and Liverpool, which have long cultivated a money-spinning fan base in Thailand and other Asian countries where the English Premier League is avidly followed through exhibition matches and other promotional events.

“This is our team, a Thai team,” said Teerasak Charoensuk, as he watched Leicester City play Manchester United on Sunday evening. Until this season, he said he had followed London club Arsenal. His friend, Adisarn Limmwannasat, was still cheering for his favorites, Manchester United, though. “Leicester won’t last,” he predicted.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/thai-billionaires-investment-in-leicester-city-pays-off-1462255683

ちなみにレスター、これ綴りと音はかなりの例外ですよね。でもどうもEngland発祥の言葉ですね。

Leicester

noun Leices·ter \\ˈles-tər\\

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Peter Drucker