ブラシ
解説 Definition
brushes は brush（ブラシ、はけ）の複数形です。髪をとかす道具、掃除用のブラシ、絵筆など、毛や繊維が付いた道具を複数指すときに使います。
Brushes is the plural of brush, referring to two or more tools with bristles, hairs, or fibers set into a handle or base. Such tools are used for tasks including grooming hair, cleaning surfaces, applying paint, and making artwork.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 brush「ブラシ・はけ」の複数形です。語末が -sh なので、単に -s ではなく -es を付けて brushes とし、語尾は /ɪz/、全体は /ˈbrʌʃɪz/ と2音節で発音します。toothbrushes、paint brushes、cleaning brushes のように、用途を前に置いた複数の道具として覚えましょう。
Begin with the singular noun brush, a tool with bristles used for hair, cleaning, or painting. Because brush ends in the sibilant sound /ʃ/, its plural takes -es rather than just a pronounced /s/. The ending is /ɪz/, making brushes two syllables: /ˈbrʌʃɪz/. This is the same plural pattern found in dishes and washes. Picture several tools together and learn practical combinations such as hair brushes, cleaning brushes, paint brushes, and toothbrushes. The surrounding noun shows their purpose, while the -es ending clearly marks more than one brush.
例文
She bought two new brushes.
彼女は新しいブラシを2本買いました。
The artist cleaned his brushes after painting.
その画家は絵を描いた後、筆を洗いました。
Different brushes are useful for cleaning small spaces.
小さな場所を掃除するには、いろいろなブラシが役に立ちます。
brushes の類義語・関連語
brushes の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古フランス語brosse（茂みの小枝）からの借用で、もとは枝を束ねた掃除道具を指した。語根はゲルマン祖語*bruskaz（茂み）に遡る。関連語：brushwork（筆使い）、underbrush（下草）。枝の束→掃く道具→絵筆と用途が広がった。
Brushes is the regular plural of brush, formed by adding -es because the singular ends in -sh. Brush entered English from Old French broisse or brosse, referring to brushwood and then to an implement made from bundled twigs or bristles. It is probably of Germanic origin and is related to words for rough vegetation or undergrowth. The tool sense later expanded to include implements for grooming, cleaning, painting, and other specialized tasks.
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