英単語

tooの意味・使い方・発音

too

英 [tuː] 美 [tu]
  • adv.あまりにも; また; 非常に; また; 非常に; 過分に; 過分に

語源


もまた

もtoの強調形から来ている。

英語の語源


too
too: [16] Too is historically the same word as to, but the two were not differentiated orthographically until the 16th century. The sense ‘also’ comes from the notion of addition implicit in putting something ‘to’ something else; and ‘addition’ led on to ‘excess’.
=> to
too (adv.)
"in addition, in excess," late Old English, stressed variant of Old English preposition to "in the direction of, furthermore" (see to). The spelling with -oo is from late 16c. Use after a verb, for emphasis (as in did, too!) is attested from 1914. German zu unites the senses of English to and too. Slang too-too "excessive in social elegance" first recorded 1881. Too much is from 1530s as "more than can be endured;" sense of "excellent" first recorded 1937 in jazz slang.

例文


1. His hands were too weak to cock his revolver.
彼の手は力がなく、リボルバーの引き金を引くことができなかった。

2. Too bad he used his intelligence for criminal purposes.
彼は聡明さを犯罪に使ってしまった。もったいない。

3.I too am committing myself to continue the fight for justice.
私自身も正義のために戦い続けることを保証します。

4.His wife wasn 't feeling too well and she wanted to go home.
彼の妻は少し気分が悪くなり、家に帰りたいと思っています。

5.He drank too much and is paying dearly for it.
彼は今、アルコール依存症に重い代価を払っている。

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