easiest
最も簡単な
解説 Definition
easiest は easy（簡単な）の最上級で、「最も簡単な」という意味です。複数の方法や問題などを比べて、いちばん手間が少ないものを表します。
Easiest is the superlative form of easy. It describes the person, task, method, route, or other option that requires the least effort, presents the least difficulty, or is simplest among those being compared.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
easiest は easy の最上級です。子音字＋y で終わるため、y を i に替えて -est を付け、easy → easiest となります。発音は /ˈiːziɪst/。the easiest question、the easiest way、the easiest route のように、三つ以上の候補で最も手間や困難が少ないものに使うと覚えましょう。
Easiest is the superlative of easy. Because easy ends in a consonant plus y, change y to i before adding -est: easy becomes easiest. Pronounce it /ˈiːziɪst/, keeping the /z/ sound heard in easy. Use it when comparing three or more possibilities, or when identifying the least difficult option in a group. Useful patterns include the easiest question on the test, the easiest way to solve a problem, and the easiest route to the station. The article the commonly appears before it.
例文
This is the easiest question on the test.
これはテストでいちばん簡単な問題です。
The easiest way is to ask the teacher.
いちばん簡単な方法は先生に聞くことです。
I chose the easiest route to the station.
駅までいちばん簡単な道順を選びました。
easiest の類義語・関連語
easiest の語源・成り立ち Etymology
easiest は easy＋最上級接尾辞 -est から成る。easy は中英語を経て古フランス語 aisé「くつろいだ・気楽な」に由来し、「負担がなく楽だ」という感覚から「簡単だ」の意味へ広がった。関連語は ease, uneasy。
Easiest is formed from easy by replacing final y with i and adding the superlative suffix -est. Easy entered English through Middle English from Old French aisé, which conveyed ideas such as comfort, convenience, and being at leisure. Its meaning developed from freedom from discomfort or constraint to lack of difficulty. The related noun and verb ease preserve the central sense of reducing effort, pain, or burden.
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