olympics
オリンピック
解説 Definition
国際オリンピック競技会、オリンピック（Olympic Games とも言う）
The international multi-sport competition known formally as the Olympic Games, held in summer or winter editions at regular intervals. The term usually appears with “the” and refers collectively to the games and their events.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Olympics は Olympic Games の短い呼び方で、通常 the Olympics と定冠詞を付けます。古代の競技会の地 Olympia と結び付け、テレビで見るなら watch the Olympics、参加なら compete in the Olympics と覚えましょう。語尾が s でも一つの国際大会群を指し、例文のように複数扱いで the Olympics have ... とすることがあります。
Connect Olympics with Olympia, the place in ancient Greece associated with the original games. The word is a shortened name for the Olympic Games and normally takes the definite article: watch the Olympics, compete in the Olympics, or host the Olympics. Its final s helps suggest the many sports and events collected within the competition. In traditional usage it can take a plural verb, as in “The Olympics have many sports,” although singular agreement is also encountered when the event is viewed as one institution.
例文
I watch the Olympics on TV.
私はテレビでオリンピックを見ます。
The Olympics have many sports.
オリンピックにはたくさんの競技があります。
olympics の類義語・関連語
olympics の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古代ギリシャで競技会が開かれた場所 Olympia（オリンピア）の名前に由来します。
Olympics ultimately derives from Olympia in ancient Greece, where the ancient Olympic festival and athletic contests were held. Olympic developed as the adjective meaning “connected with Olympia or the Olympic Games,” and the plural noun Olympics became a shortened form of Olympic Games. The modern international games were revived in the late nineteenth century. The capital O reflects its use as the name of this specific international sporting institution.
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