riches
富
解説 Definition
riches は rich（豊かな）に関連する名詞で、富や財産という意味を表す複数形の語です。金銭的な豊かさを指すことが多く、やや文学的または改まった響きがあります。
“Riches” means a large amount of money, valuable possessions, or other material wealth. It has a plural form and often carries a literary, historical, or elevated tone, especially in stories about gaining, seeking, or losing wealth.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
rich「裕福な」と結び付け、riches は金銭・財宝などをまとめて指す「富」と覚えます。形は複数形で、his riches、search for riches、wisdom rather than riches のように使われます。日常的な wealth より物語的・文学的な響きがあり、個々の硬貨より財産全体を思い浮かべるのが要点です。
Link “riches” with the familiar adjective “rich,” but remember that “riches” is a noun referring collectively to wealth, treasure, or valuable possessions. Picture a story in which a king loses his riches or travelers search for riches in distant mountains. These are typical contexts for the word. Unlike the more neutral and everyday “wealth,” “riches” often sounds literary or dramatic. It normally appears in the plural form, as in “his riches,” even when it means wealth viewed as a whole.
例文
The old story is about a king who lost his riches.
その古い物語は、富を失った王についての話です。
They searched for riches in the mountains.
彼らは山で富を探しました。
She believed that wisdom was more valuable than riches.
彼女は知恵のほうが富よりも価値があると信じていました。
riches の類義語・関連語
riches の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古フランス語 richesse（豊かさ）から英語に入った。元はゲルマン語 rīkja（力ある・強い）に遡り、権力と財産が結びついた語。関連語: rich（裕福な）、enrich（豊かにする）。複数形の形だが不可算名詞的に「富・財宝」全体を指す点が特徴的。
“Riches” entered English through Old French “richesse,” meaning wealth or abundance. That word was related to a Germanic source associated with being powerful or rich, reflecting the historical connection between power and property. The final sound and spelling were eventually treated as plural in English. Modern “riches” is therefore normally used in a plural form while referring collectively to wealth or valuable possessions.
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