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解説 Definition
regains は regain（取り戻す）の三人称単数現在形です。人や組織などが、失った力、健康、信頼、位置などを再び得ることを表します。
The third-person singular present form of regain, meaning that a person, organization, or other singular subject gets back something previously lost, such as balance, health, confidence, trust, or customers.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 regain に三人称単数現在の -s が付き、語末は /z/ と発音します。re-「再び」＋ gain「得る」なので、一度失ったものを再び得るのが核です。She regains her balance、he regains confidence、the company regains customers のように、主語が単数で、balance・confidence・trust などを目的語に取る形で覚えます。
Regains is the third-person singular present form of regain: add -s when the subject is one person, company, or other singular noun. The final s is pronounced /z/. Divide the word into re- “again” and gain “obtain,” giving the clear idea “obtain again after losing.” Learn common object pairings such as regains balance, regains confidence, regains strength, and regains customers. Recover is close, but regain normally takes the lost thing directly as its object, while recover can also describe becoming healthy again without naming a direct object.
例文
She regains her balance after a few steps.
彼女は数歩進んでバランスを取り戻します。
The company regains customers by improving its service.
その会社はサービスを改善して顧客を取り戻します。
He slowly regains confidence as he practices speaking in front of others.
彼は人前で話す練習をするうちに、少しずつ自信を取り戻します。
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regains の語源・成り立ち Etymology
接頭辞 re-（再び）＋ gain（得る）。gain は古フランス語 gaaignier（稼ぐ・獲得する）に由来し、ゲルマン語の「牧草地で働く」が原義。関連語は gain（利益）や gainful（有益な）。一度失ったものを再び手に入れるという意味が re- の付加で明確になる。
Regains is formed from regain plus the third-person singular ending -s. Regain combines the productive prefix re-, “again” or “back,” with gain, “obtain.” Gain entered English through Old French gaaignier, with early senses involving earning, acquiring, or profiting. The prefixed verb therefore developed the transparent meaning “obtain again” or “get back after loss.” Gain, gainful, and gains belong to the same modern word family.
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