semifinals
準決勝
解説 Definition
semifinals は semifinal（準決勝）の複数形です。大会で決勝に進む選手やチームを決める複数の試合や段階を指します。
The semifinals are the matches or competitive stage immediately before the final, usually involving the remaining contestants or teams. Their results determine who advances to compete for the championship in the final.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
単数形 semifinal「準決勝」に複数語尾 -s を付けた形で、発音も末尾に /z/ が加わります。semi- は「半分・準」、final は「決勝」なので、決勝進出者を決める複数の試合・組み合わせが semifinals です。reach the semifinals、play in the semifinals の形で覚えましょう。
Build the word from semi-, meaning “half” or “partly,” and finals, the concluding stage of a competition. The singular semifinal is one match in the stage before the final; semifinals adds the regular plural -s, pronounced /z/, and commonly refers to the stage as a whole or its multiple matches. Imagine four remaining teams playing two semifinals so that two winners can enter the final. Useful patterns include reach the semifinals, play in the semifinals, and lose in the semifinals.
例文
The semifinals will be played on Friday.
準決勝は金曜日に行われます。
Two strong teams met in the semifinals.
準決勝で強豪2チームが対戦しました。
She reached the semifinals for the first time.
彼女は初めて準決勝に進みました。
semifinals の類義語・関連語
semifinals の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 semi-（半分）+ finalis（最後の）から。semi- は「半分・準」を意味する接頭辞で、finale（最終）と組み合わさり「最終戦の一歩手前」を表す。関連語: semicircle（半円）、finalist（決勝進出者）。
Semifinals is the regular plural of semifinal. The word combines semi-, from Latin semi, “half,” with final, ultimately from Latin finalis, “of or relating to an end.” In competition vocabulary, the combination developed the specific sense of a match or round immediately preceding the final. English forms the plural by adding -s, allowing semifinals to denote the several matches or the entire penultimate stage.
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