P.E.
体育
解説 Definition
体育（physical educationの略）
Physical education as a school subject, involving instruction and participation in exercise, sports, movement, and physical fitness. The abbreviation is commonly used when discussing classes, teachers, or school timetables.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
P.E. は physical education の各語の頭文字で、学校の教科としての「体育」を表します。時間割の We have P.E. on Monday. や、P.E. class、P.E. teacher という組み合わせで覚えましょう。主に米式の表記で、PE とピリオドなしにも書きます。単なる exercise よりも、教育課程に含まれる授業・教科という点が中心です。
Expand the two initials: P stands for physical and E stands for education. This makes P.E. the school subject that educates students through movement, exercise, fitness, and sports. Picture a timetable saying, “We have P.E. on Monday,” and learn common combinations such as P.E. class, P.E. teacher, and P.E. uniform. The abbreviation may also be written PE without periods. Unlike exercise, which can mean any physical activity, P.E. specifically refers to an organized educational subject, usually taught at school.
例文
We have P.E. on Monday.
月曜日に体育があります。
P.E. is fun for me.
私は体育が楽しいです。
P.E. の類義語・関連語
P.E. の語源・成り立ち Etymology
「体育」を意味する physical education の2語の頭文字を取った略語です。
P.E. is formed from the initial letters of physical education. Physical comes through Latin and refers here to the body, while education refers to systematic teaching or training. Together, physical education became the standard name for school instruction involving exercise, movement, fitness, and sports. The periods mark the expression as an initial abbreviation, especially in American style, although the unpunctuated spelling PE is also common in both educational and everyday writing.
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