詰め替え
解説 Definition
refills は refill(詰め替え、補充品)の複数形、または refill(補充する)の三人称単数現在形です。ここでは名詞として、ペンの替え芯や飲み物・日用品の詰め替えを指します。
Plural of the noun refill, referring to replacement contents, additional supplies, or further servings used to fill a container or restore something after its original contents have been used. Examples include pen cartridges, soap packages, and extra drinks.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
名詞 refill「補充品・詰め替え」の複数形で、語尾に -s を付けた形。末尾が有声音 /l/ なので -s は /z/ と発音する。pen refills「替え芯」、soap refills「石けんの詰め替え」、free coffee refills「コーヒーのおかわり」のように、中身を再び満たす物や追加分を複数思い浮かべる。動詞の三単現形にもなるが、ここでは名詞。
Start with the noun refill: re- means “again,” and fill means “make full.” Refills are therefore replacement contents or extra servings that fill something again. Add -s for the plural; because refill ends in the voiced sound /l/, the plural ending is pronounced /z/. Picture several pen refills, packages of soap refill, or additional cups of coffee. The same spelling can also be the third-person singular verb in “She refills the bottle,” but in examples such as “I bought two refills,” it is clearly a plural noun.
例文
I bought two refills for my black pen.
黒いペン用の替え芯を二本買いました。
The store sells soap refills near the cleaning supplies.
その店では、掃除用品の近くで石けんの詰め替えを売っています。
Please keep the coffee refills in the kitchen cabinet.
コーヒーの補充用パックは台所の戸棚に入れておいてください。
refills の類義語・関連語
refills の語源・成り立ち Etymology
接頭辞 re-(ラテン語「再び」)+ fill(古英語 fyllan「満たす」)の組み合わせ。「再び満たすもの」が原義で、詰め替え用品の意味に。関連語: fulfill(果たす)、refillable(詰め替え可能な)。
Refills is the regular plural of the noun refill, formed by adding -s. Refill itself combines the prefix re-, “again,” with fill, inherited from Old English fyllan, “to make full.” The verb means to fill something again, and the noun developed for an additional quantity or a replacement supply used for that purpose. After the final voiced /l/ sound, the plural ending is pronounced /z/, although it is spelled simply -s.
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