スポーツ
解説 Definition
スポーツ、運動競技という意味です。日本語の「スポーツ」とほぼ同じですが、英語では複数形の sports でスポーツ全般を表すことがよくあります。
Sports are organized physical activities or games involving skill, competition, exercise, or enjoyment. The plural form is often used broadly for athletic activities as a whole, as in play sports or be interested in sports.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
sports は sport の複数形で、sport /spɔːrt/ に無声音 /s/ が加わり /spɔːrts/ と発音する。英語では sports だけで運動競技全般を表し、play sports、like sports、sports are fun が基本。一競技なら a sport、特定の複数競技なら several sports と使い分ける。
Treat sports as the plural of sport and notice the final /s/ sound after /t/: sport is /spɔːrt/, while sports is /spɔːrts/. English often uses the plural to discuss athletic activities in general, especially in phrases such as like sports, play sports, and sports are fun. Use a sport when referring to one type of activity, such as tennis, and several sports when emphasizing distinct activities. This number contrast helps prevent simply copying the Japanese loanword without considering English grammar.
例文
I like sports.
私はスポーツが好きです。
Sports are fun.
スポーツは楽しいです。
We play sports after school.
私たちは放課後にスポーツをします。
sports の類義語・関連語
sports の語源・成り立ち Etymology
中英語 disport（気晴らし）の短縮形で、古フランス語 desporter（楽しむ）に由来。des-（離れて）+ porter（運ぶ、ラテン語 portare）で「日常から離れて心を運ぶ→娯楽」が原義。関連語: transport（輸送）、disport（戯れる）。
Sport is a shortened form of Middle English disport, meaning recreation, amusement, or pleasure. Disport came through Old French desporter, literally conveying the idea of carrying oneself away from ordinary concerns for enjoyment; its second element is related to Latin portare, “to carry.” Over time, sport narrowed toward games and physical competition. Sports is the regular plural form used for multiple activities or athletics generally.
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