uniforms
制服
解説 Definition
uniforms は uniform（制服）の複数形です。学校や職場などで、所属や役割を示すために着る決まった服を指します。
Uniforms are matching sets of clothing worn by members of a school, workplace, organization, or other group to show their membership or role. The word is the plural form of uniform.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
uniforms は「制服」を表す uniform の複数形です。語末が有声音の /m/ なので、複数語尾の s は /z/ と発音します。複数の生徒や職員がそれぞれ制服を着る場面を思い浮かべ、wear uniforms、school uniforms、new uniforms のまとまりで覚えましょう。
Uniforms is the plural of uniform, so use it when referring to two or more sets of standard clothing. Because uniform ends in the voiced sound /m/, the final plural s is pronounced /z/. Picture a group of students arriving at school in matching clothes: they wear school uniforms. Useful combinations include wear uniforms, new uniforms, military uniforms, and uniforms are blue and white. Connecting the plural form with a group of people makes the number distinction easy to remember.
例文
The students wear uniforms every day.
その生徒たちは毎日制服を着ています。
Our uniforms are blue and white.
私たちの制服は青と白です。
The new uniforms arrived this morning.
新しい制服が今朝届きました。
uniforms の類義語・関連語
uniforms の語源・成り立ち Etymology
uniforms は uniform の複数形。uniform はフランス語 uniforme を経てラテン語 uniformis に由来し、uni-「一つ」+ form「形」で「同じ形のもの」の意。そこから集団で同形にそろえる服、つまり「制服」になった。関連語は uniformity、conform。
Uniforms is formed by adding the regular plural ending -s to uniform. Uniform entered English through French uniforme and ultimately comes from Latin uniformis, combining uni-, meaning “one,” with forma, meaning “form or shape.” It first expressed the idea of having one consistent form and later came to denote standardized clothing worn by members of the same group.
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