tummy 復習
大きな白斑ができてしまった犬の話です。
This black labrador and Michael Jackson share one thing in common
Rowdy first starting showing signs of the condition over two years ago and has left him with two distinct, mask-like white spots over his eyes and one big one on his tummy. Obviously quite striking and uncommon, Rowdy's humans Niki and Tim Umbenhower were often asked by passers by if they dyed his fur.
Famously, the late singer Michael Jackson also suffered from a severe case of vitiligo which spread across most of his body causing a dramatic change in skin colouring.
While not life threatening, sufferers from vitiligo can often experience bullying for their appearance and Rowdy is now using his minor celebrity status to help raise awareness for the condition and also to encourage people to see beyond the surface.
Which really does make him a superhero.
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http://pickle.nine.com.au/2016/07/28/16/12/dog-has-vitiligo
今回取り上げる単語は、tummyです。体のどの部分を指しているのか分からなかったため、調べてみました。
Oxford Dictionary of English (Second Edition Reserved, Oxford University Press)によると、 “a person’s stomach or abdomen”とのことでした。語源は、 “child’s pronunciation of STOMACH”と載っておりました。
『ジーニアス英和辞典』（第五版，大修館）で調べたところ、「ぽんぽん，おなか」と載っておりました。
ちなみに “a tummy bug”で「おなかの痛み」、 “tummy button”で「おへそ」となるようです。
今回の記事では幼児ではなく犬に対して使われております。日本でもペットに対して赤ちゃん言葉を使ったりする場合が多いように思います。（Gomez）
