避難所
解説 Definition
refuges は refuge（避難所、保護場所）の複数形です。危険や困難から逃れるための場所を指し、災害時の避難所や野生動物の保護区にも使われます。
The plural of “refuge,” meaning places that provide safety, shelter, or protection from danger, hardship, or severe conditions. Such places may shelter people during emergencies, protect travelers in remote areas, or preserve wildlife and its habitat.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
単数形 refuge に複数の -s を付け、末尾は /ɪz/ と発音します。語源上は「危険から逃げ込む先」という像を持ち、seek refuge「避難する」と複数形 refuges「複数の安全な場所」を結び付けます。shelters よりも、危険や苦境から守られる場所という意味が広く、野生生物の保護区にも使われます。
Connect refuges with the singular refuge and the idea of fleeing toward safety. The plural ending is pronounced /ɪz/ because refuge ends in a sibilant sound. Think of several safe destinations on a map: emergency refuges after a storm, mountain refuges along a trail, or protected refuges for wildlife. Shelter often emphasizes a roof or immediate physical protection, while refuge more broadly suggests safety from danger, persecution, hardship, or harsh conditions. The phrase “seek refuge” reinforces the central image of escaping to a protected place.
例文
Several refuges opened after the storm.
嵐の後、いくつかの避難所が開設されました。
The map shows refuges along the mountain trail.
その地図には山道沿いの避難所が示されています。
These refuges provide safety for people during emergencies.
これらの避難所は、緊急時に人々の安全を守ります。
refuges の類義語・関連語
refuges の語源・成り立ち Etymology
refuges は refuge の複数形で、古フランス語 refuge を経てラテン語 refugium「逃げ込む場所」にさかのぼります。re-「後ろへ」+ fugere「逃げる」なので「逃れて戻る先」が避難所となり、関連語に refugee, fugitive があります。
Refuges is the plural of refuge. Refuge entered English through Old French and derives from Latin refugium, “a place to flee back to.” Refugium is related to refugere, formed from re-, conveying movement back or away, and fugere, “to flee.” The same Latin verb is reflected in refugee and fugitive. The plural form refers to two or more places or sources of protection.
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