furthest
一番遠い
解説 Definition
furthest は far（遠い）の最上級の一つで、「一番遠い」という意味です。距離を表す場合に使われ、farthest とほぼ同じ意味で使われます。
Furthest is a superlative form of far, describing the person, place, or thing at the greatest distance from a particular point. In references to physical distance, it is generally interchangeable with farthest.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
furthest は far「遠い」の不規則な最上級で、far → further → furthest と結びつけます。発音は /ˈfɜːrðɪst/ で、つづりどおり単純に far＋-est にはなりません。the furthest station／house／seat のように the を伴い、「基準点から最も遠いもの」を選ぶ場面で覚えましょう。距離では farthest もほぼ同義です。
Learn furthest as part of the irregular pattern far → further → furthest, rather than trying to form it simply by adding -est to far. It is pronounced /ˈfɜːrðɪst/. Picture several stations, houses, or seats arranged at different distances: the furthest one is the one at the greatest distance from your chosen starting point. It normally appears with the, as in “the furthest station on the line.” For literal physical distance, farthest usually means the same thing, although further and furthest can also develop more abstract uses in other contexts.
例文
This is the furthest station on the line.
ここはその路線で一番遠い駅です。
The furthest house from the gate is ours.
門から一番遠い家が私たちの家です。
She chose the furthest seat because it was quiet.
静かだったので、彼女は一番遠い席を選びました。
furthest の類義語・関連語
furthest の語源・成り立ち Etymology
furthest は far の最上級系で、語源は古英語 feorr「遠くに」です。比較級 further を経た形が最上級化し、「ほかよりさらに先へ離れる」感覚から「一番遠い」になりました。関連語に far、further があります。
Furthest belongs to the historical comparison system of far, which goes back to Old English feorr, meaning “far” or “at a distance.” Its immediate relationship is with further, whose older forms developed separately from the far–farther pattern. The ending -est marks the superlative. Over time, furthest became usable for the greatest physical or figurative extent, while farthest remained especially transparent in references to distance.
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