"people"の意味

"people" は日本語で 「人々」「民族」「国民」 を意味する英語の単語です。

"people"の品詞

名詞として

  • 複数形: people(既に複数形)
  • 可算名詞・不可算名詞での利用:
    • 主に可算名詞として使用
    • 「人々」の意味では複数扱い: Many people are here.
    • 「民族」の意味では単数扱い可能: The Japanese people is known for politeness.

動詞として

  • 動詞の変化形:
    • 原形: people
    • 過去形: peopled
    • 過去分詞: peopled
    • 現在分詞: peopling
    • 三人称単数現在: peoples
  • 例文: They peopled the new territory. (彼らは新しい領土に住民を住まわせた)

"people"の類語と反対語

類語5つ

  1. individuals - 個人たち
  2. citizens - 市民
  3. inhabitants - 住民
  4. folks - 人々(くだけた表現)
  5. population - 人口、住民

反対の意味の言葉5つ

  1. nobody - 誰も(いない)
  2. emptiness - 空虚、無人
  3. solitude - 孤独
  4. vacancy - 空き、無人状態
  5. wilderness - 無人の荒野

"people"の語源

"people" はラテン語の "populus"(民衆、国民)に由来し、古フランス語の "poeple" を経て中世英語に入りました。もともとは「共同体を形成する人々の集団」という意味でした。

"people"の英語での意味

People means human beings in general, or a group of human beings belonging to a particular nation, community, or ethnic group.

"people"の利用頻度の高い例文

  1. Many people like coffee. - 多くの人がコーヒーを好む
  2. People are waiting outside. - 人々が外で待っている
  3. The American people voted. - アメリカ国民が投票した
  4. Young people use smartphones. - 若者はスマートフォンを使う
  5. People need water to survive. - 人々は生きるために水が必要だ

"people"を用いたイディオムとことわざ

  • "People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones" - ガラスの家に住む人は石を投げるべきではない(自分に欠点がある人は他人を批判すべきではない)
  • "People who live in glass houses" - 弱点を持つ人々
  • "People person" - 人付き合いが得意な人

"people"が用いられた名言

"Government of the people, by the people, for the people" - Abraham Lincoln (人民の、人民による、人民のための政府)

"people"が特定業界で使われる場面

  • ビジネス: "Our people"(我が社の人材)
  • 政治: "The people's voice"(民意)
  • マーケティング: "Target people"(ターゲット層)

"people"で始まる面白い会話ストーリー

"Do you know what does 'people' mean?" asked the alien visitor.

"Of course! People are humans like me and you," replied Tom.

"But I'm not human. I'm from Mars," said the alien.

"Oh... then people are humans like me, but not like you," Tom corrected himself.

"Actually," smiled the alien, "on Mars, we call ourselves 'people' too. So maybe 'people' just means 'us' - whoever 'us' happens to be!"

Tom laughed. "So we're all people, just different kinds of people!"

"people"が登場するわかりやすい文章

People are everywhere around us. When we wake up in the morning, we see people walking to work. At school, people learn new things together. In the park, people play with their dogs and children. At the store, people buy food and clothes they need.

Different people have different interests. Some people love reading books, while others prefer watching movies. Young people often use technology more than older people. But all people share basic needs: food, water, shelter, and love.

People also help each other. When someone is in trouble, other people often come to help. This is what makes people special. We are social beings who need each other to survive and be happy.

People create art, music, and stories. People build cities and bridges. People explore space and the deep ocean. Through history, people have always worked together to make life better for everyone.

Today, people from different countries can talk to each other instantly through the internet. This connects all people around the world like never before.


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