reforms
改革
解説 Definition
reforms は、制度や法律、組織などをよりよくするための「改革」を表す名詞 reform の複数形です。問題のある仕組みを変えて改善することを指します。
Multiple changes made to laws, institutions, systems, or organizations in order to correct problems and improve how they operate. The plural often refers to a set of official measures, such as education, economic, or political changes.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
reform「改革」に規則的な複数語尾 -s が付いた形で、発音は /rɪˈfɔːrmz/ と語尾が /z/。「education reforms」「economic reforms」のように、法律・制度・組織を改善する複数の変更策を指す。単なる change より、問題を正してより良くする目的が明確な語。
See “reforms” as “reform” plus the regular plural “-s,” pronounced /z/ after the voiced final sound. The word’s visible parts, “re-” and “form,” suggest giving a system a better form again. Associate it with common public-policy combinations such as “education reforms,” “economic reforms,” and “legal reforms.” Unlike the neutral word “changes,” reforms are intended to correct faults or improve an existing institution, law, or system. The plural usually points to several measures or a package of related improvements rather than one isolated adjustment.
例文
The government announced new education reforms.
政府は新しい教育改革を発表しました。
Many people supported the economic reforms.
多くの人がその経済改革を支持しました。
These reforms may take several years.
これらの改革には数年かかるかもしれません。
reforms の類義語・関連語
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reforms の語源・成り立ち Etymology
reforms は reform の複数形で、ラテン語 reformare「作り直す」が古フランス語を経て英語に入った語です。re-「再び」+ form「形」が核で、formation や transform と同根なので、「形を作り直すこと」から『改革』になりました。
“Reforms” is the plural of “reform.” “Reform” entered English through Old French and ultimately comes from Latin “reformare,” meaning “to form again” or “to reshape.” It combines “re-,” meaning “again,” with “formare,” meaning “to form,” from “forma,” “shape or form.” The literal idea of reshaping developed into the modern sense of correcting or improving institutions and practices. “Formation” and “transform” belong to the same broader word family.
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