リメイク
解説 Definition
remakes は remake（作り直し、リメイク）の複数形です。映画、ゲーム、作品などを新しく作り直したものを複数指すときに使われます。
Remakes are new versions of two or more films, games, songs, or other works that were created previously. They usually retain important elements of the originals while changing features such as the production, design, cast, or visuals.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
remakes は名詞 remake「作り直した作品」の複数形で、語尾に /s/ と発音する -s が付きます。re-「再び」＋make「作る」という構造を押さえ、movie remakes や game remakes のように、複数の新版を比べる場面と結び付けて覚えましょう。
Treat remakes as the plural of the noun remake. Its structure is transparent: re- means “again,” and make refers to creating something, so a remake is a work made again in a new form. The final plural -s is pronounced /s/ after the /k/ sound. Picture a store shelf containing several classic game remakes, or compare several movie remakes with their originals. These common combinations make both the meaning and the plural form easy to recall.
例文
Some movie remakes are very popular.
映画のリメイク作品の中にはとても人気があるものがあります。
The store sells classic game remakes.
その店では名作ゲームのリメイク版を売っています。
These remakes keep the original story but improve the visuals.
これらのリメイク作品は元の物語を残しつつ、映像を改善しています。
remakes の類義語・関連語
remakes の語源・成り立ち Etymology
remakes は remake の複数形で、re-「再び」+ make「作る」から成り、「もう一度作ったもの」、つまり作り直し作品を表します。make は古英語 macian に由来し、maker や unmake も同じ系列なので、元のものを作り替える意味が語形どおりに見えてきます。
Remakes is the regular plural of remake, formed from the prefix re-, meaning “again,” and make. Make developed from Old English macian, “to make or construct.” The noun remake came to denote a newly produced version of an earlier work, especially a film. Because remake ends in the voiceless sound /k/, its plural ending is pronounced /s/.
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