Arbuthnot, J.

Japanese: アーバスノット,J. - あーばすのっと
Arbuthnot, J.

…used as a nickname for a British national or a typical English person. Originally, it appeared in John Arbuthnot's satirical novel The Story of John Bull (1712) as a representative English cloth merchant. After some changes, it became established as a type of Englishman who was strong, stubborn, somewhat rustic, and freedom-loving, just as the name Bull suggests. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Arbuthnot, J." is listed below.

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Japanese:

…イギリス国民,あるいは典型的なイギリス人のあだ名として用いられる。本来はジョン・アーバスノットの風刺小説《ジョン・ブル物語》(1712)に,イギリス人を代表する衣料商人として登場する。以後多少の変化を経て,ブル(雄牛)という名前が表すように強くて頑固で,多少田舎風で,しかも自由を愛好するイギリス人の型として定着するようになった。…

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