さて、今回も英英辞典に載っている偉人の説明文を見てみましょう。
an Italian painter, inventor, and scientist of the Renaissance period, who is generally regarded as one of the greatest artists and geniuses who ever lived. His most famous paintings are The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. As a scientist and engineer, he made many important discoveries and designed and invented many machines, including one that looks similar to a modern helicopter.
【ロングマン英英辞典 より】
イタリアの人ですね。
絵を描くは発明するわ科学者だわ、なんだかすごそうです。
誰が見ても「天才」って言われる人で、最も有名な絵は「モナ・リザ」と「最後の晩餐」とあります。
もうその他諸々。
ということで、これは「レオナルド・ダ・ヴィンチ」のことです。
さらに長くなりますが、コウビルド英英辞典の説明文も見てみましょう。
[Leonardo da Vinci]
1452–1519, Italian painter, sculptor, architect, and engineer: the most versatile talent of the Italian Renaissance. His most famous paintings include The Virgin of the Rocks (1483–85), the Mona Lisa (or La Gioconda, 1503), and the Last Supper (?1495–97). His numerous drawings, combining scientific precision in observation with intense imaginative power, reflect the breadth of his interests, which ranged over biology, physiology, hydraulics, and aeronautics. He invented the first armoured tank and foresaw the invention of aircraft and submarines
【コウビルド英英辞典より】
いやいや、活躍の幅が広すぎて・・・
