ステッカー
解説 Definition
stickers は sticker（ステッカー、シール）の複数形です。物に貼る小さな紙やビニール製の表示・飾りを指し、日本語の「シール」とほぼ同じ場面で使われます。
Stickers are small pieces of printed paper, plastic, or similar material with an adhesive side, designed to be attached to objects. They may be used as labels, decorations, notices, or rewards.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
stickers は sticker の規則的な複数形で、-s は有声音 /r/ の後なので /z/ と発音します。stick「くっつく・貼る」＋ -er「物」で sticker「貼る物」、そこに複数の -s が付く構造です。put stickers on a notebook、cute stickers、three stickers の形で枚数や貼る場所と結び付けましょう。
Break stickers into stick, -er, and plural -s: things made to stick, more than one. The singular is sticker, and the regular plural ending is pronounced /z/ because it follows the voiced /r/ sound: /ˈstɪkərz/. Picture several colorful pieces being placed on a notebook, package, or wall. Useful patterns include put stickers on something, cute stickers, price stickers, and three animal stickers. A label mainly identifies or gives information, while a sticker can also be purely decorative. A decal is similar but is often designed as a transferred or more durable decoration.
例文
I put stickers on my notebook.
私はノートにステッカーを貼りました。
The shop sells cute stickers.
その店ではかわいいステッカーを売っています。
She gave me three animal stickers.
彼女は動物のステッカーを3枚くれました。
stickers の類義語・関連語
stickers の語源・成り立ち Etymology
stickers は sticker の複数形で、stick「くっつける」+ -er「もの」+ -s という形です。stick は古英語 stician「突き刺す」にさかのぼり、刺さって離れない感覚から「貼り付く・貼る」へ意味が広がったので、sticker は「貼るためのもの」だと分かります。sticky や stickiness も同根です。
Stickers is the regular plural of sticker, formed by adding -s. Sticker consists of the verb stick plus the agent or object suffix -er, so it literally denotes something that sticks or is used for sticking. Stick goes back to Old English stician, originally associated with piercing or fastening firmly. The sense broadened to attachment and adhesion, making sticker a natural term for an adhesive label or decoration.
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