sides
側面
解説 Definition
sides は side(側面、側)の複数形です。物の左右や上下などの複数の面、または場所の両側を表すときに使います。
The plural form of “side,” referring to two or more surfaces, edges, or areas positioned beside something. It is commonly used for the faces of an object or the areas on both sides of a road or other dividing line.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 side に複数形の -s が付いた形で、語末は /s/ ではなく /z/ と発音します。box の four sides、road の both sides のように、複数の面や両側を数える場面と結び付けましょう。立場を表す side とは、例文ではなく文脈で区別します。
Sides is the regular plural of side. Because side ends in a voiced sound, the final -s is pronounced /z/, as in /saɪdz/. Picture a box with four sides or trees growing on both sides of a road: these common combinations reinforce the concrete meaning of multiple surfaces or areas. Side can also mean a position in an argument, but physical surroundings and numbers such as four or both usually signal the sense used here.
例文
The box has four sides.
その箱には四つの側面があります。
Trees grow on both sides of the road.
道の両側に木が生えています。
Please write your name on both sides of the card.
カードの両面に名前を書いてください。
sides の類義語・関連語
sides の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 sīde(側面・flanks)から。ゲルマン祖語 *sīdō(長い面)に由来し、「広がった面」が原義。beside(そばに)やsideway(横向き)と同根。物体の正面や背面に対する「横の面」を指し、議論の「立場」の意味にも発展した。
Sides is the plural of side, which comes from Old English sīde, meaning a side or flank, and is related to Germanic words for a long surface. The concrete sense developed from the lateral part of a body or object and later extended to an area beside something and, figuratively, a position in a dispute. The plural ending -s is pronounced /z/ here.
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