marbles
ビー玉
解説 Definition
marbles は marble（ビー玉）の複数形です。小さなガラス玉や、それを使った遊びについて話すときに使われます。
Marbles is the plural of marble in the sense of a small, hard ball, usually made of glass, used as a toy or in children’s games. It refers to two or more such balls or, in some contexts, to the game played with them.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
marbles は marble「ビー玉」の規則的な複数形で、語末に -s を付け、発音は /ˈmɑːrbəlz/ のように最後が /z/ になります。three marbles、colorful marbles のように複数のガラス玉を思い浮かべましょう。もとは大理石製の玉だったため、marble に「大理石」と「ビー玉」の両義があります。
Start with the singular marble, a small ball used as a toy, and add the regular plural ending -s. After the voiced sound at the end of marble, the ending is pronounced /z/, giving approximately /ˈmɑːrbəlz/. Picture three marbles in a bag or colorful marbles rolling across a floor. The same word marble also means the decorative stone. This connection is historical: game pieces were once made from materials including marble. Use marbles when there is more than one ball or when referring to the traditional game.
例文
The child put three marbles in a small bag.
その子は小さな袋にビー玉を3つ入れました。
Colorful marbles rolled across the floor.
色とりどりのビー玉が床を転がりました。
We found old marbles in a wooden box.
私たちは木の箱の中に古いビー玉を見つけました。
marbles の類義語・関連語
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marbles の語源・成り立ち Etymology
marbles は marble の複数形で、もとは「大理石」。古フランス語 marbre、さらにラテン語 marmor、ギリシャ語 marmaros（輝く石）にさかのぼります。昔は大理石の球で遊んだため「ビー玉」の意味になり、関連語に marble, marmoreal があります。
Marbles is the regular plural of marble. Marble came through Old French marbre from Latin marmor, which is related to Greek marmaros, a shining stone. The toy sense developed because small playing balls were historically made from stone, including marble, before glass became common. Thus the modern plural marbles can denote several small glass balls or the game played with such balls, while marble also retains its stone meaning.
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