前哨基地
解説 Definition
outposts は outpost（前哨基地、遠隔の拠点）の複数形です。軍事上の小さな基地だけでなく、中心から離れた研究・商業・行政などの拠点にも使われます。
Outposts are small military positions or other remote bases located away from a main center. They may serve defensive, observation, research, administrative, or commercial purposes, often in isolated or strategically important areas.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
outposts は outpost「本拠地の外に置かれた前哨基地・遠隔拠点」の複数形。語末 /t/ の後なので -s は /s/ と発音し /ˈaʊtpoʊsts/。military outposts、remote outposts、outposts near the border で覚える。軍事基地だけでなく、研究・商業・行政の小さな出先にも使える。
Outposts is the regular plural of outpost, a compound of out and post. Since the singular ends in the voiceless sound /t/, the plural -s is pronounced /s/: /ˈaʊtpoʊsts/. Picture several small posts positioned outside and away from a central base. Common combinations include military outposts, remote outposts, border outposts, and establish outposts. The word is not limited to armies: scientific stations, trading offices, and distant administrative branches can also be described as outposts when they operate far from their main center.
例文
The army built several outposts near the border.
軍は国境近くにいくつかの前哨基地を建設しました。
These remote outposts send weather data to the main station.
これらの遠隔拠点は、本部の観測所に気象データを送っています。
The company closed two small outposts and moved the staff to a regional office.
その会社は小規模な出先拠点を二つ閉鎖し、職員を地域事務所へ移しました。
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outposts の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語out-（外へ）とラテン語ponere「置く」に由来するpost（駐屯地）が結合。本陣の外に設けられた拠点や見張り所を指し、敵側に近い「前哨基地」へ意味が転じた。同じ語根にはposition（位置）やcompose（構成する）がある。
Outposts is the plural of outpost, formed in English from out and post. In this compound, out indicates a position beyond the main body or center, while post means a station or assigned position. Post entered English through French and is ultimately related to Latin ponere, “to place,” via its participial stem. The military sense referred to a position stationed ahead of or away from the main force, later extending to remote civilian bases.
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