チーム
解説 Definition
team は「チーム」という意味です。日本語の「チーム」とほぼ同じで、スポーツや仕事などで一緒に行動する人の集まりを表します。
A team is a group of people who work, play, or compete together toward a shared goal, especially in sports or an organized activity. It can also refer to people cooperating on a particular job or project.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
日本語の「チーム」とほぼ同じだが、英語では on the team（チームに所属して）、work as a team（チームとして働く）の形も覚える。古くは一緒につながれて引く動物の一組を指した語なので、同じ目標に向かって力を合わせる人々を思い浮かべると定着しやすい。
English team closely matches the Japanese loanword チーム, but learn it through common patterns: be on the team means to belong to it, while work as a team emphasizes cooperation. The word once referred to a set of animals harnessed together, so picture several horses pulling in the same direction. That image captures the modern idea of people combining their effort toward one goal. Compare group, which can be any collection of people; a team normally suggests shared work, coordinated roles, or competition.
例文
Our team is strong.
私たちのチームは強いです。
She is on the team.
彼女はそのチームに入っています。
The team works well together.
そのチームは協力してうまく働いています。
team の類義語・関連語
team の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 tēam（子孫・一族・一組の家畜）が語源で、ゲルマン祖語 *taumaz（引く・連なるもの）に由来。元は「一緒に引かれる馬の組」を意味し、そこから「共に働く集団」へ発展。teem（群がる）やtow（引く）と語根が近く、「つながり合う一団」が核心。
Team comes from Old English tēam, which could mean offspring, a lineage, or a set of animals used together. It is related to a Germanic word for something drawn or pulled. The sense of animals harnessed together developed into the idea of people acting together for a common purpose. Tow is historically related through the notion of pulling, although its modern meaning is different.
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