連隊
解説 Definition
regiments は「連隊」という意味の名詞 regiment の複数形です。軍隊の部隊を数えるときに使い、複数の連隊を指します。
Regiments is the plural of regiment and refers to two or more organized military units, each typically made up of several smaller units under a commanding officer. The exact size and role of a regiment vary among countries, armed services, and historical periods.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
単数形 regiment「連隊」に複数語尾 -s を付けた形で、語末 /t/ が無声音なので -s は /s/ と発音します。two/several regiments、regiments stationed at a base のように、複数の軍事部隊を数える場面で使います。似た battalion や brigade とは編制上の規模・位置が軍ごとに異なります。
Regiments is the regular plural of regiment, formed by adding -s. Because regiment ends with the voiceless /t/ sound, the plural ending is pronounced /s/. Look for plural signals such as two, several, many, or a plural verb: two regiments arrived, or the regiments were stationed nearby. A regiment is an organized military unit, but its exact size and function depend on the country and period. Avoid treating regiment, battalion, and brigade as universally interchangeable ranks, because military structures differ. The reliable memory cue is simply multiple organized units called regiments.
例文
Two regiments arrived at the base in the morning.
午前中に二つの連隊が基地に到着しました。
The map showed where the regiments were stationed.
その地図には連隊がどこに駐屯しているかが示されていました。
Several regiments took part in the training exercise.
いくつかの連隊が訓練演習に参加しました。
regiments の類義語・関連語
regiments の語源・成り立ち Etymology
後期ラテン語「regimentum」（統治・支配）から、ラテン語「regere」（治める・導く）に遡る。元は「統治する単位」の意で、軍の組織単位「連隊」へ発展した。関連語にregime（体制）、regulate（規制する）がある。
Regiment came through French from Late Latin regimentum, meaning “rule, direction, or government.” It derives from Latin regere, “to rule, guide, or direct.” The word first referred broadly to governance or control and later became established as the name of an organized military unit under command. Regiments is its regular English plural, formed by adding -s, and indicates that more than one such unit is involved.
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