車で
解説 Definition
車を使って移動することを表す表現。「車で」に相当する交通手段を示す。
Used to say that someone travels in a car or uses a car as transportation. It often describes the method of going somewhere.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
`by + 交通手段` で「〜で行く」を表す基本パターンとして覚えると定着しやすい表現です。`by car / by train / by bus / by bike` のように横並びで覚えるのが効果的で、ここでは手段を言うので冠詞を入れず `by a car` にはしません。`in a car` は「車の中で」という場所感が強いので別物。`go to work by car` `travel by car` など、移動の文脈ごと覚えると使いやすくなります。
Learn `by + transport` as one useful travel pattern: `by car`, `by train`, `by bus`, `by bike`. In this pattern, `by` shows the method, so there is no article: not `by a car`. Compare it with `in a car`, which focuses on being inside the car, not the travel method.
例文
We plan to go to the countryside by car.
田舎には車で行く予定だ。
By car, the trip takes about an hour.
車だとその旅は約1時間かかる。
by car の類義語・関連語
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by car の語源・成り立ち Etymology
byは古英語bī(そばに)から、手段・方法を表す前置詞に発展。carはラテン語carrus(二輪荷車)→ケルト語由来。carriageやcargoも同根語。「車という手段のそばで」→「車で」という交通手段の表現になった。
"By" comes from Old English "bi," first meaning near or beside, and later it developed uses for method or means. "Car" comes through Latin "carrus," meaning a wheeled vehicle, probably from Celtic. So "by car" grew from the idea of traveling by means of a vehicle; related words include "carriage" and "cargo."
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