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解説 Definition
lances は lance（槍、やり）の複数形です。歴史上の武器や儀式用の長い槍を複数まとめて指すときに使います。
The plural form of lance, referring to two or more long weapons with pointed heads, traditionally carried by mounted soldiers or used ceremonially, in combat, or in tournaments.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 lance「長い槍」に複数語尾 -s が付いた形です。lance は /s/ 音で終わるため、複数形 lances の語尾は /ɪz/ と発音し、音節が一つ増えます。three old lances、soldiers carried lances のように、騎兵の武器や儀式用の長い槍が複数並ぶ場面で覚えます。spear より騎乗で突く武器の歴史的連想が強い語です。
Lances is the regular plural of lance, a long pointed weapon strongly associated with mounted soldiers and tournaments. Because lance ends in the sound /s/, the plural ending is pronounced /ɪz/, adding another syllable. Picture several lances standing beside suits of armor or being carried in a military parade. Compare spear, the broader term for a pointed pole weapon: lance often suggests a particularly long weapon designed for thrusting, especially from horseback. The final -s tells you that more than one is present.
例文
The museum displayed three old lances near the armor.
博物館は鎧の近くに三本の古い槍を展示していました。
The soldiers carried long lances during the parade.
兵士たちは行進の間、長い槍を持っていました。
Several lances were kept in a wooden rack by the castle gate.
城門のそばの木製の棚には、何本かの槍が保管されていました。
lances の類義語・関連語
lances の語源・成り立ち Etymology
lances は lance の複数形で、語源は古フランス語 lance、さらにラテン語 lancea「軽い槍」にさかのぼります。語末の -s は複数語尾で、まっすぐ突き出す武器のイメージから「槍」。関連語に lancet、lancer があります。
Lances consists of the noun lance and the regular plural ending -s. Lance entered English through Old French lance and ultimately derives from Latin lancea, a word for a light spear or similar weapon. The form lances therefore preserves the historical weapon name while marking plurality. Since the singular ends in the sound /s/, its written -s plural is pronounced as an extra /ɪz/ syllable.
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