classes
クラス
解説 Definition
classes は class（クラス、授業）の複数形です。学校の複数のクラスや、複数の授業を表すときに使います。
The plural of class, referring to two or more scheduled lessons or groups of students taught together at school or another educational institution.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 class「授業・学級」の複数形です。語末が /s/ 音なので単なる -s ではなく -es を加え、classes は二音節で語尾を /ɪz/ と発音します。a class は一つの授業や学級、three classes は複数の授業です。have classes、classes start at nine、English classes のまとまりで覚えましょう。
Classes is the plural of class. Since class ends in the hissing /s/ sound, English adds -es, pronounced as an extra syllable /ɪz/, rather than attaching only a /s/ sound. Contrast one class with three classes, and picture a school timetable containing several separate lessons. Common patterns are have classes, classes start at nine, and English classes. In this entry, focus on educational groups and lessons, not the separate meanings involving social rank or categories. Remembering the extra spoken syllable will help both your spelling and pronunciation.
例文
I have three classes today.
今日は授業が3つあります。
The classes start at nine.
授業は9時に始まります。
Our school has many English classes.
私たちの学校には英語のクラスがたくさんあります。
classes の類義語・関連語
classes の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 classis（市民の等級・艦隊）に由来。古代ローマで市民を財産に応じて分けた「階級」が原義。classify（分類する）や classical（古典的な）と同根。「人を区分けする」から「授業・学級」の意味に発展した。
Classes is the regular plural of class, formed with -es because the singular ends in an s sound. Class comes through French and Latin from Latin classis, which referred to a division of Roman citizens and also to a fleet. The idea of an organized division later produced meanings such as a category, a social group, a group of pupils, and eventually a period of instruction. Classify belongs to the same word family.
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