マイク
解説 Definition
microphones は microphone（マイク、拡声器）の複数形です。音声を拾って録音したり、会場で声を大きく届けたりする機器を指します。
Microphones are devices that receive sound and convert it into an electrical signal for recording, broadcasting, communication, or amplification. The word is the regular plural form of microphone and therefore refers to two or more such devices.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
microphone「マイク」の規則的な複数形で、語末に -s を付け、通常は /ˈmaɪkrəfoʊnz/ のように最後を有声音 /z/ で発音します。micro-「小さい」と phone「音・声」の組み合わせを手掛かりに、会議室に several microphones を置いて小さな声まで拾う場面で覚えましょう。
Start with the singular microphone and add -s for the regular plural microphones. Because the preceding sound is voiced, the ending is normally pronounced /z/, not /s/. The parts micro-, associated with smallness, and phone, associated with sound or voice, can remind you that microphones pick up sounds, including quiet ones. Picture several microphones arranged around a meeting room or checked before an interview. Common phrases include wireless microphones, check the microphones, and microphones for recording.
例文
The microphones are ready for the interview.
インタビュー用のマイクは準備できています。
Please check the microphones before the meeting starts.
会議が始まる前にマイクを確認してください。
Several microphones were placed around the room to record the discussion clearly.
話し合いをはっきり録音するために、部屋のあちこちに複数のマイクが置かれました。
microphones の類義語・関連語
microphones の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ギリシャ語 mikros（小さい）＋ phōnē（声・音）の合成語。「小さな音を拡大する装置」が原義。関連語：microscope（顕微鏡）、telephone（電話）。micro-とphone-の組み合わせで「小さな声も拾える器具」という発想から命名された。
Microphones is the regular plural of microphone. Microphone was formed from Greek-derived elements: micro-, from mikros, meaning “small,” and -phone, from phōnē, meaning “voice” or “sound.” The name was applied to devices designed to detect or transmit relatively faint sounds. The same first element appears in microscope, while the sound-related element also appears in telephone and phonetics.
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