subs
潜水艦
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
subs はここでは submarines「潜水艦」の口語的な短縮形。submarine の先頭 sub を残し、複数の -s を付けた形と考える。sub- は「下」、marine は「海の」なので、「海面の下を進むもの」という構成が意味に直結する。ただし sub は代役やサンドイッチの略にもなるため、海軍・海中の文脈で判断する。
In this entry, subs is the informal shortened plural of submarines. Keep the first part, sub, and add -s to show that more than one vessel is meant. The structure of submarine supports the image: sub- means “under,” and marine relates to the sea, so submarines travel under the sea. Picture several naval vessels disappearing below the water and call them subs. Context matters because sub and subs can also refer to substitutes, subscription payments, or submarine sandwiches; words about navies, oceans, and underwater travel identify the intended sense.
subs の類義語・関連語
subs の語源・成り立ち Etymology
subs は submarine(s) の短縮形で、英語では口語的に潜水艦を指します。sub- はラテン語で「下」、marine は mare「海」に由来し、「海の下にもぐるもの」が原義です。submerge, marine も同じ語根です。
Subs is a clipped, informal plural form of submarines. Submarine combines Latin-derived sub-, meaning “under” or “below,” with marine, from Latin marinus, “of the sea,” ultimately based on mare, “sea.” The compound therefore describes something operating below the sea’s surface. English commonly shortens submarine to sub and forms the plural subs, especially in informal naval or news contexts.
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