英語の語族:語彙を4倍速で増やす
一つの単語を覚えると、四つが開けます。語族では同じ語根から名詞・動詞・形容詞・副詞を派生させることができ、これが英語の語彙を最速で広げる方法です。
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"create → creation"
The act of making something new
""The creation of the database took three days.""
"develop → development"
The process of growing or advancing
""Software development requires careful planning.""
"manage → management"
The act of controlling or organizing
""Good management is key to a successful team.""
"perform → performance"
The execution of a task or show
""Her performance in the interview was impressive.""
"achieve → achievement"
Something successfully accomplished
""Winning the award was a major achievement.""
"employ → employment"
The state of having paid work
""Full employment is a goal of most governments.""
"govern → government"
The system that rules a country
""The government passed a new education bill.""
"discuss → discussion"
A detailed conversation about a topic
""The discussion lasted over two hours.""
"happy → happiness"
The state of feeling joy or contentment
""Happiness is often found in small moments.""
"creative → creativity"
The ability to produce original ideas
""Creativity is valued in every industry.""
"able → ability"
The power or skill to do something
""She demonstrated a remarkable ability to learn.""
"curious → curiosity"
A strong desire to know or learn
""Curiosity drives scientific discovery.""
"generous → generosity"
The quality of being willing to give
""His generosity inspired the whole team.""
"popular → popularity"
The state of being liked by many
""The podcast's popularity grew quickly.""
"sensitive → sensitivity"
The quality of being easily affected
""Cultural sensitivity is essential in global business.""
"flexible → flexibility"
The ability to adapt to change
""Workplace flexibility improves employee satisfaction.""
"help → helpful"
Providing assistance or being useful
""The teacher gave us helpful feedback.""
"care → careless"
Not giving sufficient attention
""A careless mistake cost the project a week.""
"effect → effective"
Producing the desired result
""Exercise is an effective way to reduce stress.""
"nation → national"
Relating to a whole country
""The national park covers 500 square miles.""
"danger → dangerous"
Likely to cause harm or injury
""It is dangerous to drive without a seatbelt.""
"rely → reliable"
Consistently trustworthy and dependable
""We need a reliable internet connection.""
"remark → remarkable"
Worthy of attention; extraordinary
""She made remarkable progress in six months.""
"success → successful"
Achieving a desired aim
""The launch was a successful product debut.""
"quick → quickly"
At a fast speed; without delay
""She quickly finished her assignment.""
"clear → clearly"
In a way that is easy to understand
""Please speak clearly during the presentation.""
"frequent → frequently"
Happening often or many times
""He frequently checks his email throughout the day.""
"significant → significantly"
To a notable or important degree
""Profits increased significantly last quarter.""
"careful → carefully"
With great attention and caution
""Read the contract carefully before signing.""
"approximate → approximately"
Close to the correct amount; roughly
""The journey takes approximately three hours.""
"gradual → gradually"
Slowly, by small degrees over time
""Her confidence gradually improved.""
"confident → confidently"
In a self-assured manner
""He presented confidently to the board.""
"happy → unhappy"
Not happy; feeling sad or dissatisfied
""She was unhappy with the final result.""
"write → rewrite"
To write again with changes or improvements
""I had to rewrite the report three times.""
"view → preview"
To see something in advance
""You can preview the document before sending.""
"estimate → overestimate"
To judge something as larger than it is
""Don't overestimate how long it will take.""
"understand → misunderstand"
To understand something incorrectly
""I think you misunderstood my point.""
"agree → disagree"
To have a different opinion
""It's fine to disagree respectfully.""
"connect → disconnect"
To separate or break a connection
""Disconnect the cable before cleaning.""
"qualify → disqualify"
To make someone ineligible
""A false statement can disqualify your application.""
"act / action / active / actively"
Noun, verb, adjective, adverb from root "act"
""Take action now. Stay active. Act decisively.""
"decide / decision / decisive / decisively"
Complete family from root "decide"
""Make a decision. Be decisive. Act decisively.""
"produce / production / productive / productively"
Complete family from root "produce"
""Production improved when staff worked productively.""
"educate / education / educated / educationally"
Complete family from root "educate"
""An educated population benefits society educationally.""
"imagine / imagination / imaginative / imaginatively"
Complete family from root "imagine"
""Use your imagination to think imaginatively.""
"innovate / innovation / innovative / innovatively"
Complete family from root "innovate"
""Innovation means thinking innovatively about problems.""
"communicate / communication / communicative / communicatively"
Complete family from root "communicate"
""Good communication makes you more communicative.""
"analyse / analysis / analytical / analytically"
Complete family from root "analyse"
""Your analysis was analytical and presented analytically.""
よくある質問
英語の語族とは何ですか?
語族とは、同じ語根を共有し、接頭辞や接尾辞によって品詞が変わる単語のグループです。たとえば「act」「action」「active」「actively」はすべて同じ語族です。
個々の単語ではなく語族で学ぶべき理由は何ですか?
一つの語根を学ぶと、すぐに3〜5語の関連単語が理解できます。「create」を知っていれば、「creation」「creative」「creatively」「recreate」もすぐに分かります。
最も重要な接尾辞は何ですか?
主な接尾辞は -tion/-sion(動詞→名詞)、-ment、-ness/-ity(形容詞→名詞)、-ful/-less、-ive/-al/-ous(形容詞)、-ly(形容詞→副詞)です。
IELTSやTOEFLで語族は出題されますか?
はい。IELTS AcademicとTOEFLはどちらも、リーディングとライティングのタスクで語族の知識を直接テストします。派生形を知ることで学術テキストを理解しやすくなります。
英語の語族をすべて学ぶのにどれくらいかかりますか?
多くの上級学習者はアカデミックワードリストにある1,000の語族に集中します。1日5〜10族ずつ学べば、数ヶ月で最重要のものをカバーできます。
本物のコンテキストで語族に触れることが、最も速く定着させる方法です。
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