葦
解説 Definition
reeds は reed（葦、アシ）の複数形で、湿地や川辺などに生える細長い植物を指します。
More than one tall, slender plant of the grass family that typically grows in wet ground or shallow water beside rivers, lakes, and marshes. Reeds often form dense groups that provide cover for birds and other wildlife.
使い方 Usage
- 一本なら a reed、複数なら reeds。特定の葦の集まりを指すときは the reeds と言えます。 Use a reed for one plant and reeds for several. Use the reeds for a particular group of plants.
- along the river は「川沿いに」、among the reeds は「葦の間に」。水辺の風景や動物の居場所を表せます。 Along the river describes a riverside location; among the reeds describes a position within a group of reeds. These phrases describe wetland scenery or animals' locations.
使い分け Common distinctions
- 楽器の振動する部品を指す reed は別義です。ここでは植物の葦を扱います。 Reed can also refer to a vibrating part of a musical instrument. Here, it refers to the plant.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
静かな川辺に細長い葦が何本も並ぶ情景で覚えましょう。reed に -s を付けた形で、/d/ の後の複数語尾は /z/ と発音します。
Picture many tall, slender reeds along a quiet river. Add -s to reed; because /d/ is voiced, the plural ending is pronounced /z/.
例文
Tall reeds grew along the quiet river.
静かな川沿いに背の高い葦が生えていました。
The wind moved the reeds beside the lake.
風が湖のそばの葦を揺らしました。
Birds hid among the reeds at the edge of the marsh.
鳥たちは湿地の端にある葦の間に隠れていました。
reeds の類義語・関連語
reeds の語源・成り立ち Etymology
reedsはreed「葦」の複数形で、古英語hreod、さらにゲルマン祖語kreut-にさかのぼります。湿地に立つ細長い草を指す古い語で、その形から楽器のリードや「頼りない人」の比喩にも広がりました。関連語はreedy、reed-pipe。
Reeds is the regular plural of reed. Reed comes from Old English hrēod, an old Germanic word for the tall, narrow plants commonly found in marshes and beside water. The botanical sense is ancient. Because hollow or flexible plant stems were used in simple pipes, the word later became associated with wind instruments and eventually with the thin vibrating piece called a reed. Here, however, the plural refers only to multiple wetland plants.
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