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解説 Definition
「thought」は「think（考える）」の過去形・過去分詞として使われるほか、名詞として「考え」「思考」「意見」を意味する語である。人の内面的な精神活動や特定の考えを指す際に幅広く使われる。
A thought is an idea, opinion, or mental image produced by thinking. Thought can also refer more generally to the process of using the mind, while the same form serves as the past tense and past participle of think.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
thought は think の不規則な過去形・過去分詞で、think–thought–thought とまとめて覚える一方、名詞では「考え」。a thought は一つの考え、thoughts は複数の意見、the thought of ... は「…という考え」。綴りの -ought は /ɔːt/ と発音し、名詞と動詞形は文中の位置で判別する。
Learn the irregular verb pattern think–thought–thought, but also treat thought as a noun meaning an idea formed in the mind. In a thought, the noun is singular; thoughts refers to several ideas or opinions; and the thought of moving describes the idea or prospect of an action. The spelling group -ought is pronounced /ɔːt/ in this word. Grammar reveals the role: “She thought about it” uses the past-tense verb, while “the thought worried her” uses the noun. One form therefore connects the act of thinking with what the mind has produced.
例文
She thought about the problem for a long time before answering.
彼女は答える前にその問題について長い間考えた。
He shared his thoughts on the new proposal during the meeting.
彼は会議中に新しい提案についての考えを述べた。
The thought of moving to a new city made her both excited and nervous.
新しい都市への引っ越しという考えは彼女を興奮させると同時に緊張させた。
thought の類義語・関連語
thought の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 þōht（動詞 þencan「考える」の過去分詞・名詞形）に由来し、ゲルマン祖語 *þanhtaz が起源。印欧語根 *tong-「考える、感じる」と関連。think の不規則変化形で、心の中で「考えたこと」が名詞化した語。関連語: think（考える）、thank（感謝する＝思いやる）。
Thought comes from Old English thōht, used as a noun and connected with the past forms of thencan, the ancestor of modern think. Both descend from Germanic forms associated with mental activity. Over time, thought continued both as the irregular past tense and past participle of think and as a noun for an idea or the process of thinking. The spelling changed considerably, while the historical consonant pattern remains visible in think and thought.
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