好み
解説 Definition
preferences は preference（好み、選好）の複数形です。食べ物や設定、働き方など、複数の好みや希望をまとめて述べるときに使います。
Particular likes, choices, or priorities that people have among available alternatives. The plural often refers collectively to a person's desired options in areas such as food, language, work, or device settings.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
単数形 preference「好み」に -s を加えた複数形です。語末が /s/ の音なので、複数語尾は /ɪz/ と発音し、音節が一つ増えます。prefer「より好む」から preference「好み」、preferences「複数の好み」とつなげ、food preferences や language preferences のように、選択肢ごとの希望をまとめて述べる形で覚えましょう。
Preferences is the plural of preference, formed by adding -s. Since preference already ends with the /s/ sound, the plural ending is pronounced /ɪz/, adding another syllable. Link it to prefer: if you prefer one option to another, that choice reflects a preference; several such choices are your preferences. The plural is especially common when discussing a set of individual choices, as in food preferences, language preferences, personal preferences, and user preferences. It suggests what someone would like when multiple alternatives are available.
例文
Please tell us your food preferences.
食べ物の好みを教えてください。
The app saves your language preferences.
そのアプリはあなたの言語設定の好みを保存します。
Different users have different preferences for screen size.
ユーザーによって画面サイズの好みは異なります。
preferences の類義語・関連語
preferences の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 praeferre（前に置く＝より好む）から。prae-（前に）+ ferre（運ぶ）に分解でき、「他より前に持ってくる→優先するもの」が原義。同根語に transfer（移す）、offer（差し出す）がある。
Preferences is the plural of preference, which entered English through French from Latin. Its deeper source is Latin praeferre, formed from prae-, meaning “before,” and ferre, meaning “to carry” or “bring.” The literal idea was to place or carry one thing before another, which developed into “favor more highly.” Preference consequently came to mean the option or condition that a person favors.
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