misunderstandings
誤解
解説 Definition
misunderstandings は misunderstanding（誤解）の複数形です。人どうしの認識のずれや、説明が正しく伝わらなかった結果として起こる複数の誤解を指します。
Misunderstandings are mistaken interpretations or failures of people to understand one another correctly. The plural often refers to several points of confusion, disagreements caused by unclear communication, or separate occasions on which messages or intentions were understood incorrectly.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
misunderstandings は misunderstanding「誤解」の規則的な複数形で、-s の発音は /z/ です。mis-「誤って」＋ understand「理解する」＋ -ing「行為・結果」と分けると意味が見えます。clear up misunderstandings「誤解を解く」、cause misunderstandings「誤解を招く」という定番表現で、複数の認識のずれを思い浮かべましょう。
Begin with the singular misunderstanding and add the regular plural -s, pronounced /z/ after the final voiced sound. The word’s structure is highly informative: mis- means “wrongly,” understand means “comprehend,” and -ing forms a noun for the process or result. Think of several messages being interpreted in the wrong way, creating misunderstandings between people. Learn the common combinations cause misunderstandings, avoid misunderstandings, and clear up the misunderstandings. The last phrase is especially memorable: discussion supplies the missing information and removes the incorrect interpretations one by one.
例文
Small misunderstandings can cause big problems at work.
小さな誤解が仕事で大きな問題を引き起こすことがあります。
We talked for an hour to clear up the misunderstandings.
私たちは誤解を解くために1時間話し合いました。
Most misunderstandings in the meeting came from unclear instructions.
会議での誤解の多くは、指示がはっきりしていなかったことから生じました。
misunderstandings の類義語・関連語
misunderstandings の語源・成り立ち Etymology
misunderstandings は mis-「誤って」+ understand「理解する」から成る語で、understand は古英語 understandan に由来します。直訳すると「誤って理解すること」なので、「誤解」という意味がそのまま見えてきます。関連語は misunderstand, understandable です。
Misunderstandings is the plural of misunderstanding, formed by adding -s. Misunderstanding combines mis-, an English prefix meaning “wrongly” or “badly,” with understanding, the noun derived from understand. Understand itself continues Old English understandan. The modern compound is therefore structurally transparent: a misunderstanding is an incorrect act or result of understanding, and misunderstandings are multiple such errors or failures of mutual comprehension.
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