plural

複数の、複数形の

二人以上の人や二つ以上の物を表す語形についていう。

やさしい英語で： Describing a word form used for more than one person or thing.

• Dogs is a plural noun.
• These words have unusual plural forms.
• Should I use a singular or plural verb here?

反対語： singular

よく使う表現： plural noun, plural form, plural verb

複数の、多様な

二つ以上の物や種類、考え方を含む、またはそれらに関わる。

やさしい英語で： Containing or involving more than one thing, kind, or viewpoint.

• The term has plural meanings.
• We live in a plural society with many traditions.
• The exhibition presents plural perspectives on the same event.

類義語： multiple, diverse

反対語： single

よく使う表現： a plural society, plural meanings, plural perspectives

複数の人格を持つ

複数の人格を持つ、または体験する。特に解離性同一性障害に関連していう。

やさしい英語で： Having or experiencing more than one identity, especially with dissociative identity disorder.

• They describe themselves as plural.
• Some plural people have dissociative identity disorder.
• The group offers support to members of the plural community.

よく使う表現： a plural person, plural identities, the plural community

複数形

通常、二人以上の人や二つ以上の物を表す語の形。

やさしい英語で： A word form that usually refers to more than one person or thing.

• The plural of book is books.
• Some nouns have irregular plurals.
• Can you put this word in the plural?

使い方： the plural of something (The plural of child is children.); in the plural (Write each noun in the plural.)

類義語： plural form

反対語： singular

よく使う表現： the plural of something, in the plural, an irregular plural