ourとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• wor (Northumbria)

語源

From 中期英語 oure, from 古期英語 ūre, ūser (“our”), from Proto-Germanic *unseraz (“of us, our”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-s-ero- (“our”). Cognate with Scots oor (“our”), West Frisian ús (“our”), Low German uns (“our”), Dutch onze (“our”), German unser, unsere (“our”) Danish vor (“our”), Norwegian vår (“our”), and more distantly Latin noster.

発音

• (英国発音)
  • (Received Pronunciation)
    • IPA: /ˈaʊə(ɹ)/, /ɑː(ɹ)/, enPR: ouə(r), ä(r)
    • Homophone: hour or Homophone: are
    • 韻: -aʊə(ɹ) or 韻: -ɑː(ɹ)
  • (Northumbria)
    • (weak form) IPA: /wɐ/, /wə/
    • (strong form) IPA: /wɔː/
• (General American)
  • (weak form)
    • IPA: /ɑɹ/, [ɑɹ], [ɑ˞], enPR: ar
    • 韻: -ɑː(ɹ)
    • Homophone: are
  • (strong form)
    • IPA: /ˈaʊɚ/, enPR: our
    • 韻: -aʊə(ɹ)
    • Homophone: hour
• (General Australian, New Zealand)
  • IPA: /æʊ(ə)/, /ɐː/, enPR: ou(ə)
• (India)
  • IPA: /aː(r)/, /ɐʋə(r)/, /ɐwə(r)/
• (Canada)
  • IPA: /aʊ(ə)ɹ/, /aːɹ/, /ɑːɹ/
  • (Dialectal) IPA: /ʌʊɹ/, /ɔːɹ/
  • (Northwestern 米国発音) IPA: /æwɝ/, /ɑːɹ/ (weak form)
• (Ireland)
  • (Dublin) IPA: /ɛɹ/
• Homophone: ow (some dialects) or Homophone: are
• 韻: -aʊ or 韻: -ɑː(ɹ)

限定詞

our (first-person plural possessive determiner)

1. Belonging to us, excluding the person(s) being addressed (exclusive our).

   Sorry, you're not invited to our party.

   • 2008, Mike Knudson, Steve Wilkinson, Raymond and Graham Rule the School:

     Paying no attention to Lizzy, Mrs. Gibson began calling out our names in alphabetical order.

2. Belonging to us, including the person(s) being addressed (inclusive our).

   We must try to save our marriage for the sake of our children.

3. Of, from, or belonging to any entity that the speaker is a part of or identifies with, such as place of employment or education, nation, region, language, etc.

   Our safety record at ABC Widgets is very good.

   In English, our nouns do not generally have gender.

   • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page viii:

     Thirdly, I continue to attempt to interdigitate the taxa in our flora with taxa of the remainder of the world.

4. Belonging to people in general.

   As we get older, our reactions get slower.

   • 2013 July-August, Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz, “Stents to Prevent Stroke”, in American Scientist:

     As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels.

5. (colloquial) Belonging to everyone being addressed.

   How are we all tonight? Have we got our happy faces on?

6. (colloquial, may seem patronising) Belonging to an individual being addressed; used especially of a person in the speaker's care, or to whom advice or instruction is being given.

   How are we feeling this morning, Mrs Miggins? Have we taken our tablets yet?

   You've been spending all your money boozing when you have a wife and family to support. I think we need to get our priorities straight.

7. (colloquial, uncommon) Belonging to a third person, especially someone in the speaker's care.

   "I've just been to see Mrs Miggins." — "And how is she?" — "Not too good today. We've had a little problem with our tummy."

8. (colloquial) Used to imply connection between the speaker's experiences or activities and a group of listeners.

   Hey guys, in this video I'll show you how I make my upside-down sponge cake. First, let's get our ingredients weighed out.

9. (Northern England, Scotland) Used before a person's name to indicate that the person is in one's family, or is a very close friend.

   I'm going to see our Terry for tea.

派生語

参考

動詞

our

1. Misspelling of are.
   • You our the lifeblood of the game and we thank you for everything you do. [1]

アナグラム

• ROU, UoR, uro-

代名詞

our

1. alternative form of oure

語源 2

限定詞

our

1. alternative form of your

語源 3

名詞

our

1. alternative form of houre

別の表記

• -eor, -eur, -or, -ore, -orr, -oure, -owr, -owre, -ur, -ure

発音

• IPA: /-ˈuːr/, /-ur/, /-ər/

接尾辞

-our

1. Forms agent nouns from other nouns or verbs, usually of Romance origin.
2. (no longer productive) Reflects a variety of other Old French deverbal formations.

使用する際の注意点

• This suffix is sometimes confused with -er and -ere, especially in Late Middle English. For forms stemming from that confusion, see those entries.

派生語

派生した語

• English: -or (-er)
• Scots: -or (-er)

参照

語源 2

接尾辞

-our

1. alternative form of -ure