妊娠
解説 Definition
pregnancies は pregnancy（妊娠）の複数形です。複数の妊娠の事例や期間をまとめて述べるときに使われます。
Pregnancies is the plural of pregnancy. It refers to two or more individual cases or periods in which a woman or female animal carries developing offspring, especially when discussing medical care, outcomes, or research data.
使い方 Usage
- 一人の複数回の妊娠や、複数人の妊娠事例をまとめるときに使います。 Use pregnancies for several pregnancies experienced by one person or for cases involving different people.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
pregnancy は子音字＋y で終わるので、y を i に変えて -es を付けると pregnancies になります。一つ一つの妊娠の記録を並べるイメージで、複数形を覚えましょう。
Pregnancy ends in a consonant plus y, so change y to i and add -es: pregnancies. Picture separate pregnancy records side by side to remember that the plural counts individual cases or periods.
例文
The study compared health data from many pregnancies.
その研究では、多くの妊娠事例の健康データを比較しました。
pregnancies の類義語・関連語
pregnancies の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 praegnans（妊娠した）から。prae-（前に）＋ gnasci（生まれる）で「生まれる前の状態を宿す」が原義。同根語に natal（出生の）、nation（国＝同じ出生の集団）がある。新しい命を内に抱えている状態を表す。
Pregnancies is the regular plural of pregnancy, formed by changing final y to i and adding -es. Pregnancy is based on pregnant, which came through French and Latin from Latin praegnans, “with child.” The Latin word has traditionally been associated with prae-, “before,” and a root connected with birth or producing offspring. Modern English uses pregnancy for both the biological condition and the period during which it continues.
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