united states
アメリカ合衆国
解説 Definition
アメリカ合衆国(正式国名は、the United States of America) ※U.S.（US）又は U.S.A.（USA） （省略語）
A country in North America made up of fifty states and a federal district. Its full official name is the United States of America, and the name is normally preceded by the definite article “the.”
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
united「結び付いた」とstates「州々」を組み合わせた国名で、複数の州から成る一つの国という成り立ちがそのまま見えます。通常はthe United Statesとtheを付け、形は複数でも国全体を指すため、The United States is ... のように単数の動詞を使うと覚えましょう。
Break the name into united, meaning “joined together,” and states, meaning the political regions that form the country. This makes the central image easy to remember: many states joined as one nation. Use the definite article in ordinary sentences, as in “the United States.” Although States has a plural form, the whole name refers to one country, so it normally takes a singular verb: “The United States is a large country.” The abbreviations U.S. and USA connect directly to the same full name.
例文
The United States is a large country.
アメリカ合衆国は大きな国です。
My aunt lives in the United States.
私のおばはアメリカ合衆国に住んでいます。
united states の類義語・関連語
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united states の語源・成り立ち Etymology
United（結び付いた）と States（州）からなる国名で、複数の州が一つの国として連合したことを表します。
The name is formed from the English words united and states. United describes entities joined together, while states refers to the constituent political units of the country. The wording reflects the union of separate states under one federal government. United States is also the central part of the full official name, the United States of America, commonly shortened in writing to U.S., US, U.S.A., or USA.
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