dissolves
溶ける
解説 Definition
dissolves は dissolve（溶ける、溶かす）の三人称単数現在形です。砂糖や塩などが液体の中で形を失って混ざることを表します。
Dissolves is the third-person singular present form of dissolve. It describes a substance such as sugar, salt, or a tablet becoming incorporated into a liquid so that its original solid form is no longer visible.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 dissolve に三人称単数現在の -s を付けた形で、語尾は /z/ と発音します。主語が sugar、salt、this tablet のような単数・不可算名詞のときに使います。dis-「離して」＋ solve と同系の「ほどく」を手掛かりに、固体のまとまりが液体中で見えなくなる場面を覚えましょう。melt とは熱で液体になる点が異なります。
Begin with the base verb dissolve and add -s for a third-person singular present subject: sugar dissolves, salt dissolves, or this tablet dissolves. The final -s is pronounced /z/. The historical parts suggest loosening something apart, which fits the image of a solid losing its visible form as it mixes into a liquid. Remember the common pattern dissolves in water and the adverb combination dissolves quickly. Do not confuse dissolving with melting: a substance melts because heat turns it into liquid, while it dissolves by mixing into a solvent such as water.
例文
Sugar dissolves quickly in hot tea.
砂糖は熱いお茶にすぐ溶けます。
This tablet dissolves in a glass of water.
この錠剤はコップ一杯の水に溶けます。
Salt dissolves faster when you stir the soup.
スープをかき混ぜると、塩はより早く溶けます。
dissolves の類義語・関連語
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dissolves の語源・成り立ち Etymology
dissolves は dissolve の形で、ラテン語 dissolvere「ばらばらにゆるめる」に由来します。dis-「離して」+ solvere「ほどく」から成り、「結びつきを解く」感覚が「溶かす・消す」へ発展しました。solve, solvent も同じ語根です。
Dissolves is the third-person singular present form of dissolve. Dissolve comes from Latin dissolvere, combining dis-, “apart,” with solvere, “to loosen, release, or untie.” Its literal foundation is therefore the loosening or breaking apart of a structure. This idea developed into the chemical sense of a substance dispersing within a liquid. Solve and solvent share the same Latin root. The final -s is the ordinary English present-tense marker used with subjects such as it, sugar, or salt.
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