Madeleine L'engleの "A Wind in the Door" を読んでいます。
But nothing happened except that the wind blew wildly through the pantry. She shivered, and grabbed the first rain clothes that came to hand, a big black rubber poncho that belonged to the twins and had done double duty as a ground cloth for a tend; and Charls Wallace's yellow sou'wester,
"sou'wester" は何かを略した言葉のようですが、元が分かりません。このままで辞書に出ているか調べると出ていました。
・Collins Dictionary: A sou'wester is a waterproof hat that is worn especially by sailors in stormy weather. It has a wide brim at the back to keep your neck dry.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: a waterproof hat with a wide piece at the back to protect the neck, worn especially by sailors (Note: a southwester: a strong wind coming from the southwest)
南西の風から来た言葉でした。
But nothing happened except that the wind blew wildly through the pantry. She shivered, and grabbed the first rain clothes that came to hand, a big black rubber poncho that belonged to the twins and had done double duty as a ground cloth for a tend; and Charls Wallace's yellow sou'wester,
"sou'wester" は何かを略した言葉のようですが、元が分かりません。このままで辞書に出ているか調べると出ていました。
・Collins Dictionary: A sou'wester is a waterproof hat that is worn especially by sailors in stormy weather. It has a wide brim at the back to keep your neck dry.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: a waterproof hat with a wide piece at the back to protect the neck, worn especially by sailors (Note: a southwester: a strong wind coming from the southwest)
南西の風から来た言葉でした。
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