earn
earn は英検準2級・英検2級・TOEIC 600レベルの英単語で、「稼ぐ、得る、獲得する」という意味があります。発音記号は /ɜːn/ です。
稼ぐ、得る、獲得する
解説 Definition
働きや努力、実績の結果として金銭や評価、信頼、地位などを正当に得ることを表す動詞。単にもらうのではなく、自分の行動や貢献に見合う形で手に入れるという含みがある。
Earn means to get money for work, or to deserve and receive something through effort or ability. It is commonly used for salary, respect, trust, or success. The word often suggests that the result comes from what someone has done.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
earn は「ただ手に入る」のではなく、work や effort の結果として「得る」語。get や receive より、実力・貢献・苦労が前にあるのが核心です。earn money だけでなく earn respect, earn trust, earn a reputation の形で覚えると、「金銭以外も正当に勝ち取る」と広がります。earn a living（生計を立てる）、hard-earned money（苦労して得た金）も頻出。努力なしにもらう場面では使いにくい、と押さえると定着しやすい。
Remember that `earn` is stronger than `get`. If you `earn` something, work, skill, or effort comes before it: `earn money`, `earn respect`, `earn trust`. That makes the word easy to connect with fairness and results. Think of `hard-earned` as a strong clue to the core feeling of the word.
例文
She earned the respect of her colleagues through years of dedicated work.
彼女は長年の献身的な働きによって、同僚たちの尊敬を得た。
He worked two jobs to earn enough money to support his family.
彼は家族を養うのに十分なお金を稼ぐために二つの仕事を掛け持ちした。
The team earned their place in the finals by defeating all their opponents.
そのチームはすべての相手を破り、決勝に進む資格を勝ち取った。
earn の類義語・関連語
earn の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 earnian（労働の報酬を得る）に由来し、ゲルマン祖語 *aznōn（収穫労働）と関連。元は農作業で対価を得る意味で、努力の結果として報酬を受け取るニュアンスが残る。関連語：earnings（収益）。
"Earn" comes from Old English "earnian," meaning to gain by work, and it is related to older Germanic words connected with labor and harvest work. It originally carried the idea of receiving payment through effort, especially practical work. That sense stayed strong, so the word still suggests getting something as the result of work or merit. A related English word is "earnings."
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