multifamily
多家族
解説 Definition
多家族用の、複数世帯が住む（住宅の）
Multifamily describes housing that is designed for more than one family to live in, usually in separate units in the same building or property. It is common in real estate and city planning. It contrasts with single-family housing.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
multi- が見えたらまず「複数」、family と合わせて「一世帯向けではない」と捉えると覚えやすい語です。住宅文脈では single-family home（一戸建て）との対比で出ることが多く、multifamily housing / multifamily building はアパートや集合住宅系を指します。単に「家族が多い」「大家族」という意味ではなく、「複数世帯が住める住宅」という場面に結びつけると定着しやすいです。large family や extended family とは別物だと押さえると混同しにくくなります。
`Multi-` means many, so `multifamily` literally means "for more than one family." Keep it separate from `large family`, which is one big family. This word often appears in phrases like `multifamily housing` or `multifamily support program`.
例文
They invested in a multifamily property with ten apartments.
彼らは10戸の住戸がある集合住宅に投資しました。
The developer plans to build a multifamily residential complex in the downtown area.
その開発業者はダウンタウン地域に複数世帯向けの集合住宅を建設する計画です。
Multifamily housing is becoming more popular in urban areas due to rising property prices.
不動産価格の上昇に伴い、集合住宅は都市部でますます人気が高まっています。
multifamily の類義語・関連語
類義語
multifamily の語源・成り立ち Etymology
multifamily は multi-「多く」+ family。family はラテン語 familia「家の者たち」に由来し、familiar や familial も同じ語族です。『一つの家族用ではなく複数世帯に関わる』と見ると、住宅文脈の意味がつかみやすくなります。
Multifamily combines multi-, from Latin meaning many, with family. Family comes from Latin familia, meaning a household or the members of a house. The idea developed from one household to several households taken together. Related words include familiar and familial.
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