biggest
最大の
解説 Definition
最も大きい、最大のという意味です。biggest は big（大きい）の最上級で、三つ以上のものを比べていちばん大きいものを表します。
Biggest is the superlative form of big and describes the person or thing that has the greatest size, amount, importance, or degree within a group of three or more. It is commonly preceded by the.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
biggest は big「大きい」の最上級です。短母音＋子音字で終わるため g を重ね、big＋-est → biggest となります。三つ以上を比べて「いちばん大きい」と示し、通常は the biggest box や the biggest city のように the と比較範囲を伴います。比較級 bigger と対で覚えましょう。
Biggest is the superlative of big. Because big ends in a single consonant after a short stressed vowel, double the final g before adding -est: big, bigger, biggest. Use it when comparing three or more people or things and identifying the one with the greatest size or degree. Picture three boxes and point to the biggest box. It commonly follows the, as in the biggest city in Japan. Bigger compares two items or indicates a comparative increase, while biggest selects the highest member of a whole group.
例文
This is the biggest box.
これはいちばん大きな箱です。
Tokyo is the biggest city in Japan.
東京は日本で最大の都市です。
He chose the biggest apple.
彼はいちばん大きなリンゴを選びました。
biggest の類義語・関連語
biggest の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 big の最上級形。big の語源は不明だが、古ノルド語 bugge（力強い）との関連が指摘される。-est は最上級を示すゲルマン語由来の接尾辞。bigger（より大きい）も同根。「力強さ」が「大きさ」へと意味が広がった語。
Biggest is formed within English from big plus the Germanic superlative suffix -est. The final g is doubled according to the spelling rule used when a short stressed vowel is followed by one final consonant. The deeper origin of big is uncertain, so no single historical derivation is established. Its comparative and superlative forms follow the regular pattern big, bigger, biggest.
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