presents
プレゼント
解説 Definition
presents は present（贈り物、プレゼント）の複数形です。誕生日や休日などに渡す複数の贈り物を表すときに使います。
Presents are things given to one or more people as gifts, often for birthdays, holidays, celebrations, or other special occasions. It is the regular plural form of the countable noun present in its “gift” sense.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
presents は名詞 present「贈り物」の規則的な複数形で、語尾に -s を付けます。この名詞では「プレズンツ」に近く、末尾は /ts/ と発音します。three presents、birthday presents、open presents、presents under the tree のように、複数の包みを具体的に思い浮かべましょう。
Presents is the regular plural of the countable noun present, meaning “gift”: add -s because more than one item is involved. In this noun sense, present is pronounced with stress on the first syllable, and presents ends with the consonant sequence /ts/. Picture three wrapped birthday presents or several presents placed under a holiday tree. Useful combinations include birthday presents, Christmas presents, open the presents, and give someone presents. Keep this noun separate from the verb presents, as in “she presents a report,” which has a different grammatical role and stress pattern.
例文
I got three presents for my birthday.
誕生日にプレゼントを3つもらいました。
The children opened their presents in the morning.
子どもたちは朝に自分たちのプレゼントを開けました。
We put the presents under the tree.
私たちはプレゼントを木の下に置きました。
presents の類義語・関連語
presents の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古フランス語 presenter（差し出す）からの名詞化。ラテン語 praesentāre（目の前に置く）に由来し、prae-（前に）+ esse（ある）が語根。関連語：presence（存在）、represent（代表する）。「相手の前に置く」行為が贈り物の意味に発展した。
The noun present developed from the idea of something presented or formally placed before another person. It is connected with Old French presenter and Latin praesentare, “to place before” or “make present,” based on Latin praesens, “being at hand.” The sense shifted naturally from the act of offering something to the object offered as a gift. Presents is the regular English plural, formed by adding -s to the singular noun present.
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