反乱軍
解説 Definition
rebels は rebel（反乱者、反乱軍の兵士）の複数形です。政府や支配者に反対して戦う人々や勢力を指します。
Rebels are people who actively resist or fight against an established government, ruler, or other authority. In political or military contexts, the plural may collectively refer to members of an armed opposition force.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
rebels は名詞 rebel「反乱者・反乱兵」の規則的な複数形で、単数 /ˈrebəl/ に複数語尾 /z/ が付きます。政府側に対して組織的に戦う複数の人々を指し、the rebels、rebel forces、fight against the government という場面で覚えましょう。動詞 rebel は後ろに強勢が来る点にも注意します。
Rebels is the regular plural of the noun rebel. The noun is pronounced with stress on the first syllable, /ˈrebəlz/, and the plural ending sounds like /z/. Picture an organized group opposing a ruler or entering a town as an armed force; this matches combinations such as the rebels, rebel forces, and talks with the rebels. Keep the noun distinct from the verb rebel, which normally has stress on the second syllable. One rebel is an individual opponent, while rebels can name several people or collectively describe the armed opposition in a conflict.
例文
The rebels entered the town at night.
反乱軍は夜に町へ入りました。
The rebels agreed to a short ceasefire.
反乱軍は短い停戦に合意しました。
Reporters spoke with the rebels near the border.
記者たちは国境近くで反乱軍に話を聞きました。
rebels の類義語・関連語
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rebels の語源・成り立ち Etymology
rebels は rebel の複数形。語源はラテン語 rebellis「反抗する者」で、re-「再び」+ bellum「戦争」にさかのぼり、古フランス語を経て英語に入りました。『また戦いを起こす人々』という感覚から「反乱軍」となり、rebel や rebellion が同根です。
Rebels is the plural of rebel, a word that reached English through Old French from Latin rebellis, “renewing war” or “rebellious.” The Latin form is associated with re-, “again,” and bellum, “war.” It first carried the idea of taking up war again against authority and later came to denote anyone actively resisting established rule. Rebel, rebellion, and rebellious all belong to the same word family.
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