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解説 Definition
「revolves」は「revolve（回転する）」の三人称単数現在形で、中心点や軸の周りを回ることを意味します。地球が太陽の周りを公転するような動きを表す場合や、比喩的に何かを中心に動くことを表す際にも使われます。
The third-person singular present form of “revolve,” meaning to move in a circular path around a central point or axis. Figuratively, it can mean to have a particular person, activity, or subject as the main focus.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
revolves は revolve「軸や中心の周りを回る」の三人称単数現在形です。語末が有声音 /v/ なので -s は /z/ と発音し、全体は /rɪˈvɒlvz/ などとなります。The Earth revolves around the Sun の revolve around を一組で覚え、比喩では「生活・議論が何かを中心に展開する」と捉えましょう。
Connect revolves directly with the base verb revolve. It is the third-person singular present form used after subjects such as it, the Earth, or his life. Because revolve ends in the voiced sound /v/, the final -s is pronounced /z/, as in /rɪˈvɒlvz/. Remember the common pattern revolve around: a planet revolves around a star, a wheel revolves on an axis, and, figuratively, someone’s life revolves around work or family. The shared image is always movement or organization around a center.
例文
The Earth revolves around the Sun once every 365 days.
地球は365日かけて太陽の周りを一周します。
His entire life revolves around his work and family.
彼の生活はすべて仕事と家族を中心に回っています。
The wheel revolves smoothly on its axis.
その車輪は軸の周りをなめらかに回転します。
revolves の類義語・関連語
revolves の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 revolvere（re-「再び」＋ volvere「回る、転がる」）から。「繰り返し回る」が原義。古フランス語を経て英語に入った。関連語: revolution（革命・回転）、involve（巻き込む）。物事が中心の周りを「巻き戻すように回る」イメージ。
Revolve comes from Latin revolvere, formed from re-, meaning “back” or “again,” and volvere, meaning “to roll” or “to turn.” Its earliest senses involved rolling back or repeatedly turning. English later developed both the physical sense of moving around an axis or center and the figurative sense of centering on a subject. Revolves is simply the third-person singular present form, made by adding -s.
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