bigger
より大きな
解説 Definition
bigger は big（大きい）の比較級で、より大きな、もっと大きいという意味です。二つのものを比べるときや、以前より大きくなったことを表すときに使います。
Bigger is the comparative form of big. It describes someone or something as greater in size, amount, importance, or degree than another person or thing, or than the same thing at an earlier time.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
bigger は big の比較級で、「短母音＋子音字1つ」で終わる big の g を重ねて -er を付けるため、big＋g＋er となる。発音は /ˈbɪɡər/。bigger than mine のように than と組み合わせるほか、a bigger table のように比較対象を明示せず「もっと大きな」とも言える、と場面ごと覚えよう。
Connect bigger directly with the base adjective big. Because big ends in one consonant after a short stressed vowel, the final g is doubled before the comparative ending -er: big, bigger. Its pronunciation is “BIG-er,” /ˈbɪɡər/. Use the pattern bigger than when both sides of a comparison are stated, as in “This bag is bigger than mine.” Before a noun, it can simply mean “a larger or more suitable one,” as in “We need a bigger table.” This spelling rule also appears in forms such as biggest.
例文
This bag is bigger than mine.
このバッグは私のものより大きいです。
We need a bigger table.
私たちにはもっと大きなテーブルが必要です。
The room looks bigger with white walls.
白い壁だと部屋がより広く見えます。
bigger の類義語・関連語
bigger の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 big の比較級。big 自体の語源は不明だが、古ノルド語 bugge（力のある人）との関連が指摘される。-er は古英語由来の比較級接尾辞。関連語: biggest（最大の）、large（大きい）。ゲルマン語系の基本語彙で、語源が謎に包まれた珍しい単語。
Bigger consists of big and the comparative suffix -er. Big has been used in English since the Middle English period, but its earlier origin is uncertain; a possible connection with an Old Norse word referring to a powerful person has been proposed without full agreement. The suffix -er descends from an Old English comparative ending. The doubled g is a modern spelling convention that preserves the short vowel of big before the added suffix.
同じレベルの英単語をもっと
外部辞書で調べる
この単語を英単語クイズで覚えよう