many
many は英検5級・英検4級・英検3級レベルの英単語で、「たくさんの、多くの人・もの」という意味があります。発音記号は /ˈmɛni/ です。
意味一覧 (2件)
たくさんの
解説 Definition
形容詞の many は、数えられる名詞の複数形を前から修飾し、「多数の」「いくつもの」と量ではなく個数の多さを示します。how many, too many など、数を尋ねたり多すぎることを表す定型表現でも中心になります。
Many means a large number of people or things. It is used with countable nouns, such as books, days, or students. In more formal English, it is common in questions and negative sentences.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
many の後ろには、books, people, reasons のように一つずつ数えられる複数名詞が続く、と結びつけると定着しやすいです。視点は「山ほどある量」ではなく「数えてみると個数が多い」。How many...? は個数を尋ねる入口、too many は個数が許容量を超えた合図として覚えると、不可算名詞に寄る much との混同も減ります。
Link "many" with things you can count: many books, many people, many times. Put it next to "much" in your mind: "many" for countable nouns, "much" for uncountable nouns. Common chunks like "how many" and "too many" help it stick.
例文
Many students attended the lecture.
たくさんの学生がその講義に出席した。
How many languages can you speak?
あなたは何か国語を話せますか。
There are many reasons why I love this city.
私がこの街を好きな理由はたくさんある。
多くの人・もの
(意味 2)解説 Definition
代名詞の many は、後ろの名詞を出さずに「多くの人々」「多くのもの」を受けます。前後の文脈で対象が分かるときに使われ、Many believe... のように一般論や少し改まった説明でよく現れます。
As a pronoun, many means a large number of people or things without repeating the noun. It is used when the listener or reader can understand from the context what people or things are being talked about. This use is common in general statements and in slightly formal explanations. In sentences like Many believe..., many itself works as the subject or object.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
代名詞の many は、many people や many items の名詞部分が文脈で省略された形だと考えると自然です。Many agreed. なら「多くの人が同意した」、Many were sold. なら「多くの商品が売れた」のように、何を指すかは前後から補います。形容詞用法が名詞を修飾するのに対し、こちらは many 自体が主語や目的語の役を担う点に注目します。
Think of pronoun many as a shorter form of many people or many things, with the noun left out because the context already shows it. In Many agreed, the hidden idea is many people. In Many were sold, the hidden idea is many items or products. This helps you notice that many itself is doing the job of a subject or object, not just describing a noun.
例文
Many agreed with the decision.
多くの人がその決定に同意した。
The store had many on display, but only a few were left by evening.
店には多くの品物が並んでいたが、夕方までには少ししか残っていなかった。
Many now see the policy as a mistake.
今では多くの人がその方針を誤りだと考えている。
many の語源・成り立ち Etymology
many は古英語 manig「数が多い」に由来するゲルマン系の古い語で、特別な接頭辞より「多数そのもの」が中心です。ひとつではなく群れをなす感覚が核なので、「多い」「たくさんの」を素直に表します。関連語は manifold, many a。
"Many" comes from Old English "manig," an old Germanic word meaning "numerous" or "a large number." It did not grow from a special prefix or suffix, but from a basic idea of a crowd or group rather than a single thing. That is why it simply expresses large quantity. A related word is "manifold."
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