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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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動詞 → 名詞

"create → creation"

The act of making something new

""The creation of the database took three days.""

動詞 → 名詞

"develop → development"

The process of growing or advancing

""Software development requires careful planning.""

動詞 → 名詞

"manage → management"

The act of controlling or organizing

""Good management is key to a successful team.""

動詞 → 名詞

"perform → performance"

The execution of a task or show

""Her performance in the interview was impressive.""

動詞 → 名詞

"achieve → achievement"

Something successfully accomplished

""Winning the award was a major achievement.""

動詞 → 名詞

"employ → employment"

The state of having paid work

""Full employment is a goal of most governments.""

動詞 → 名詞

"govern → government"

The system that rules a country

""The government passed a new education bill.""

動詞 → 名詞

"discuss → discussion"

A detailed conversation about a topic

""The discussion lasted over two hours.""

形容詞 → 名詞

"happy → happiness"

The state of feeling joy or contentment

""Happiness is often found in small moments.""

形容詞 → 名詞

"creative → creativity"

The ability to produce original ideas

""Creativity is valued in every industry.""

形容詞 → 名詞

"able → ability"

The power or skill to do something

""She demonstrated a remarkable ability to learn.""

形容詞 → 名詞

"curious → curiosity"

A strong desire to know or learn

""Curiosity drives scientific discovery.""

形容詞 → 名詞

"generous → generosity"

The quality of being willing to give

""His generosity inspired the whole team.""

形容詞 → 名詞

"popular → popularity"

The state of being liked by many

""The podcast's popularity grew quickly.""

形容詞 → 名詞

"sensitive → sensitivity"

The quality of being easily affected

""Cultural sensitivity is essential in global business.""

形容詞 → 名詞

"flexible → flexibility"

The ability to adapt to change

""Workplace flexibility improves employee satisfaction.""

名詞/動詞 → 形容詞

"help → helpful"

Providing assistance or being useful

""The teacher gave us helpful feedback.""

名詞/動詞 → 形容詞

"care → careless"

Not giving sufficient attention

""A careless mistake cost the project a week.""

名詞/動詞 → 形容詞

"effect → effective"

Producing the desired result

""Exercise is an effective way to reduce stress.""

名詞/動詞 → 形容詞

"nation → national"

Relating to a whole country

""The national park covers 500 square miles.""

名詞/動詞 → 形容詞

"danger → dangerous"

Likely to cause harm or injury

""It is dangerous to drive without a seatbelt.""

名詞/動詞 → 形容詞

"rely → reliable"

Consistently trustworthy and dependable

""We need a reliable internet connection.""

名詞/動詞 → 形容詞

"remark → remarkable"

Worthy of attention; extraordinary

""She made remarkable progress in six months.""

名詞/動詞 → 形容詞

"success → successful"

Achieving a desired aim

""The launch was a successful product debut.""

形容詞 → 副詞

"quick → quickly"

At a fast speed; without delay

""She quickly finished her assignment.""

形容詞 → 副詞

"clear → clearly"

In a way that is easy to understand

""Please speak clearly during the presentation.""

形容詞 → 副詞

"frequent → frequently"

Happening often or many times

""He frequently checks his email throughout the day.""

形容詞 → 副詞

"significant → significantly"

To a notable or important degree

""Profits increased significantly last quarter.""

形容詞 → 副詞

"careful → carefully"

With great attention and caution

""Read the contract carefully before signing.""

形容詞 → 副詞

"approximate → approximately"

Close to the correct amount; roughly

""The journey takes approximately three hours.""

形容詞 → 副詞

"gradual → gradually"

Slowly, by small degrees over time

""Her confidence gradually improved.""

形容詞 → 副詞

"confident → confidently"

In a self-assured manner

""He presented confidently to the board.""

接頭辞:意味の変化

"happy → unhappy"

Not happy; feeling sad or dissatisfied

""She was unhappy with the final result.""

接頭辞:意味の変化

"write → rewrite"

To write again with changes or improvements

""I had to rewrite the report three times.""

接頭辞:意味の変化

"view → preview"

To see something in advance

""You can preview the document before sending.""

接頭辞:意味の変化

"estimate → overestimate"

To judge something as larger than it is

""Don't overestimate how long it will take.""

接頭辞:意味の変化

"understand → misunderstand"

To understand something incorrectly

""I think you misunderstood my point.""

接頭辞:意味の変化

"agree → disagree"

To have a different opinion

""It's fine to disagree respectfully.""

接頭辞:意味の変化

"connect → disconnect"

To separate or break a connection

""Disconnect the cable before cleaning.""

接頭辞:意味の変化

"qualify → disqualify"

To make someone ineligible

""A false statement can disqualify your application.""

品詞横断的な語族

"act / action / active / actively"

Noun, verb, adjective, adverb from root "act"

""Take action now. Stay active. Act decisively.""

品詞横断的な語族

"decide / decision / decisive / decisively"

Complete family from root "decide"

""Make a decision. Be decisive. Act decisively.""

品詞横断的な語族

"produce / production / productive / productively"

Complete family from root "produce"

""Production improved when staff worked productively.""

品詞横断的な語族

"educate / education / educated / educationally"

Complete family from root "educate"

""An educated population benefits society educationally.""

品詞横断的な語族

"imagine / imagination / imaginative / imaginatively"

Complete family from root "imagine"

""Use your imagination to think imaginatively.""

品詞横断的な語族

"innovate / innovation / innovative / innovatively"

Complete family from root "innovate"

""Innovation means thinking innovatively about problems.""

品詞横断的な語族

"communicate / communication / communicative / communicatively"

Complete family from root "communicate"

""Good communication makes you more communicative.""

品詞横断的な語族

"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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