etc.
～など
解説 Definition
～など（et ceteraの略）
An abbreviation used after a list to show that other similar items, details, or examples could also be included but have not been stated individually; it is read aloud as “et cetera.”
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
「etc.」はラテン語 et cetera（そして残りのもの）の省略で、同種の例をいくつか挙げた後の「など」に当たります。pens, books, etc. のように列挙の末尾に置きます。発音は et cetera。and etc. は et にすでに「そして」が含まれるため、通常は避けます。
Expand etc. to the Latin phrase et cetera: et means “and,” and cetera means “the remaining things.” That makes its job easy to remember—it comes after several examples and signals more items of the same general kind, as in “pens, books, etc.” Read it aloud as “et cetera,” not as three separate letters. Because the phrase already contains the meaning “and,” careful usage normally avoids “and etc.” Also make sure the omitted items are genuinely similar to those listed.
例文
I have a pen, a book, etc.
私はペンや本などを持っています。
I like apples, bananas, etc.
私はりんごやバナナなどが好きです。
etc. の類義語・関連語
etc. の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語のet ceteraを省略した形です。etは「そして」、ceteraは「残りのもの」を意味します。
Etc. is the standard abbreviation of the Latin phrase et cetera. Latin et means “and,” while cetera is a neuter plural form meaning “the other things” or “the rest.” The complete phrase therefore means “and the remaining things.” English adopted both the expression and its abbreviated written form. The period indicates shortening, although punctuation conventions can vary when other marks follow it.
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