スポーツ
解説 Definition
sport は、スポーツ、運動競技という意味です。日本語では「スポーツ」と複数の競技全体を指すことが多いですが、英語の sport は1つの競技を指すこともあります。
A sport is an organized physical activity or game in which individuals or teams compete according to rules. The singular form can refer to one particular activity, such as tennis, while sport or sports may also refer to athletic activities collectively.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
日本語では競技全般を「スポーツ」と複数的にまとめやすいが、英語の a sport はサッカーやテニスなど一つの競技を指す。Soccer is a popular sport、my favorite sport の型で覚える。活動全般なら sport または sports と地域・構文に応じて使い分ける。
Remember that one named activity can be a sport: soccer is a sport, tennis is a sport, and you can ask, “What sport do you like?” This singular use is especially important for Japanese learners because Japanese スポーツ often refers broadly to athletic activities. Useful combinations include play a sport, a popular sport, a team sport, and my favorite sport. Sport may also describe athletics collectively, while sports is particularly common as a collective noun in American English. Let the sentence structure show whether one activity or the whole field is meant.
例文
Soccer is a popular sport.
サッカーは人気のあるスポーツです。
What sport do you like?
あなたはどのスポーツが好きですか。
Tennis is my favorite sport.
テニスは私の一番好きなスポーツです。
sport の類義語・関連語
sport の語源・成り立ち Etymology
中英語 disport（気晴らし）から。古フランス語 desporter（des-＝離れて＋porter＝運ぶ）が語源で、「日常から心を運び出す→娯楽」が原義。関連語：transport（輸送）、portable（持ち運べる）。仕事から離れて楽しむ行為がスポーツの本来の意味。
Sport is a shortened form of Middle English disport, meaning recreation or amusement. Disport came from Old French desporter, formed from an element meaning “away” and porter, “to carry.” The underlying image was being carried away from ordinary duties into relaxation or entertainment. Over time, sport narrowed toward games and physical competitions, although traces of the broader idea of amusement remain in some older uses.
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