English Dictionary

Rumpelstiltskin

固有名詞

A fairy tale about a dwarf who saves the miller’s daughter by spinning straw into gold in exchange for her first-born child, but is foiled when she guesses his name.

日本語の意味

ドイツの民話『ルンペルシュティルツキン』に登場する小人の名前で、わらを金に変える能力を持ち、精米工の娘を救うためにその力を発揮するが、彼の名前を当てられることで計略が崩れるキャラクターを指す。

Rumpelstiltskin's name was whispered around the mill whenever someone recounted the tale of the miller's daughter who had to spin straw into gold.

わらを金に変える童話の小人の名前は、粉屋の娘の物語が語られるたびに水車小屋の周りでささやかれた。

意味（1）

A fairy tale about a dwarf who saves the miller’s daughter by spinning straw into gold in exchange for her first-born child, but is foiled when she guesses his name.

意味（2）

The fictional dwarf who is the title character of that story.