units
単位
解説 Definition
units は unit（単位、ひとまとまり）の複数形です。長さ、重さ、数量などを数える基準や、組織や機械の一つのまとまりを表すときに使います。
Units are standard quantities used for measuring or expressing values, such as meters for length and grams for mass. As the plural of unit, the word can also refer to separate single items, organized groups, or self-contained parts of a larger system.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
unit「一つのまとまり・単位」の規則的な複数形で、語末に -s を付けた形です。発音は /ˈjuːnɪts/ で、無声音 /t/ の後の -s は /s/ になります。meters and grams are units、write the units after the numbers のように、複数の測定基準や個数を扱う場面で覚えましょう。
Units is the regular plural of unit: one unit, two or more units. Because unit ends in the voiceless sound /t/, the plural -s is pronounced /s/, giving /ˈjuːnɪts/. Connect the beginning uni- with the idea of “one,” as in unite and unique: each unit is treated as one complete quantity or group. For measurement, remember meters and grams are units and write the units after the numbers. The plural is appropriate when several standards, quantities, groups, or separate components are being discussed.
例文
We use units to measure length.
長さを測るために単位を使います。
Meters and grams are units.
メートルやグラムは単位です。
Write the units after the numbers.
数字の後に単位を書いてください。
units の類義語・関連語
units の語源・成り立ち Etymology
units は unit の複数形で、-s は複数を示します。unit はラテン語 unus「一つ」から来た unitas「単一・一体性」と同系で、unite や unique も同じ仲間です。もともと「一つのまとまり」なので、そこから「単位」という意味になりました。
Units is formed by adding the regular plural ending -s to unit. Unit came through Latin-based forms related to unitas, meaning “oneness” or “unity,” from Latin unus, “one.” This origin explains the central idea of a single, distinct whole. From that idea, unit developed uses for a standard quantity of measurement, an individual item, and an organized part of a larger body.
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