range: [13] Range and rank come ultimately from the same source: Old French ranc. This was borrowed directly into English as rank, but it subsequently developed to rang, from which was derived the verb rangier ‘set in a row’ (ancestor of English arrange). This in turn produced the noun range ‘rank, row’. => rank
range (v.)
c. 1200, rengen, "move over a large area, roam with the purpose of searching or hunting," from Old French ranger, earlier rengier "to place in a row, arrange; get into line," from reng "row, line," from a Germanic source (see rank (n.)). Sense of "to arrange in rows" is recorded from c. 1300; intransitive sense of "exist in a row or rows" is from c. 1600. Related: Ranged; ranging.
range (n.)
c. 1200, "row or line of persons" (especially hunters or soldiers), from Old French range "range, rank" (see range (v.)). General sense of "line, row" is from early 14c.; meaning "row of mountains" is from 1705.
Meaning "scope, extent" first recorded late 15c.; that of "area over which animals seek food" is from 1620s, from the verb. Specific U.S. sense of "series of townships six miles in width" is from 1785. Sense of "distance a gun can send a bullet" is recorded from 1590s; meaning "place used for shooting practice" is from 1862. The cooking appliance so called since mid-15c., for unknown reasons. Originally a stove built into a fireplace with openings on top for multiple operations. Range-finder attested from 1872.
例文
1. The company manufactures a range of innovative light-weight cycles.
この会社は一連の新型軽自転車を生産している。
2.The shooting- range is lit from underneath by rows of ruby-red light fittings.
射撃場は深い赤色の照明装置が並んで下から照らされた。
3.They shot him at point blank range with an automatic rifle.
彼らは自動小銃で銃から至近距離に離れて射殺した。
4.We are selling the full range of World Cup merchandising.
ワールドカップのすべての記念商品を販売しています。
5.Prices range from$119 to$199、depending on the particular configuration.