宣教師
解説 Definition
宣教師たちという意味です。missionaries は missionary（宣教師）の複数形で、宗教を広めるために活動する人々を指します。
Missionaries are people sent or traveling to promote a religion, teach its beliefs, and often serve communities through education, health care, or other work. The word is the plural form of missionary.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
missionaries は missionary「宣教師」の複数形です。子音字＋y で終わるため y を i に変えて -es を付け、発音は語末が /z/ になります。mission「使命・派遣」と結び付け、「宗教的使命を帯びて各地へ派遣された人々」と覚えましょう。単数なら a missionary です。
Begin with the singular missionary, a person who works to spread or support a religion. To form the plural, change the final consonant-plus-y to i and add -es: missionary becomes missionaries. The ending is pronounced /z/. Connect the word with mission, because missionaries traditionally travel or are sent with a religious mission. Useful patterns include Christian missionaries, missionaries working abroad, and letters written by missionaries. Remember that the term identifies people, whereas mission can name their purpose, assignment, or organization. Use a missionary for one person and missionaries for two or more.
例文
The missionaries visited the town in spring.
宣教師たちは春にその町を訪れました。
Some missionaries taught reading at the small school.
何人かの宣教師は小さな学校で読み方を教えました。
The museum has letters written by missionaries.
その博物館には宣教師たちが書いた手紙があります。
missionaries の類義語・関連語
missionaries の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語mittere（送る）の派生語missio（派遣）が語源。mission（使命）+ary（～する人）で「派遣された人」→宣教師。キリスト教布教のため各地に送られた人々を指す。関連語: mission（使命）、missile（発射物＝送り出されるもの）。
Missionaries is the plural of missionary, formed by changing final y to i and adding -es. Missionary derives from mission plus the person-related suffix -ary. Mission ultimately comes from Latin missio, “a sending,” from mittere, “to send.” The religious sense reflects people being sent to other communities to teach or spread a faith, sometimes alongside educational or charitable work.
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