colors
色
解説 Definition
colors は color（色）の複数形です。複数の色や、色の組み合わせについて話すときに使います。
Colors are the different visual qualities of objects produced by the way they reflect or emit light, such as red, blue, and yellow. The plural is used when referring to several hues or a combination of them.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
color「色」に複数語尾 -s を付けた形で、語末の /r/ または母音に続くため -s は /z/ と発音します。bright colors「明るい色々」、two colors「2色」、many colors「多くの色」のように、複数の色や配色を思い浮かべます。英国式綴りは colours なので混同に注意しましょう。
Remember colors as the regular plural of color: one color, but two or more colors. The final -s is pronounced /z/, not /s/. Picture a poster containing red, blue, and yellow; because several visual qualities are present, you talk about its colors. Useful combinations include bright colors, warm colors, and choose two colors. Also notice the spelling difference: colors is standard in American English, while colours is the usual British spelling. A shade is a particular variety of a color, so the two words are related but not always interchangeable.
例文
I like bright colors.
私は明るい色が好きです。
The flowers have many colors.
その花にはたくさんの色があります。
She chose two colors for the poster.
彼女はポスターに使う色を2色選びました。
colors の類義語・関連語
colors の語源・成り立ち Etymology
colors は color の複数形で、語源はラテン語 color「色彩・外見」が古フランス語を経て英語に入った語です。語尾 -s は複数を表し、もとは「見た目を彩るもの」という感覚。関連語に colorful、discolor があります。
Colors is the regular plural of color, formed by adding -s. Color entered English through Anglo-French and Old French from Latin color, which meant color, complexion, or outward appearance. The modern spelling color is standard in American English, while colour retains the spelling commonly used in British English. Related formations include colorful, meaning “full of color,” and discolor, meaning “to change or spoil the color of something.”
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