-ourとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

(英国発音)

• enPR: ouə, IPA^(key): /ˈaʊə(ɹ)/ or (with triphthong smoothing) IPA^(key): /ɑː(ɹ)/
• Homophone: hour or Homophone: are
• 韻: -aʊə(ɹ) or 韻: -ɑː(ɹ)

(米国発音)

• • (強勢)
• enPR: our, IPA^(key): /ˈaʊɚ/
• enPR: ar, IPA^(key): /ɑɹ/, [ɑɹ], [ɑ˞]
  • (弱勢)
• Homophone: hour or Homophone: are
• 韻: -aʊə(ɹ) or 韻: -ɑː(ɹ)

(General Australian, New Zealand)

• enPR: ou(ə), IPA^(key): /æʊ(ə)/ or IPA^(key): /ɐː/
• Homophone: ow (some dialects) or Homophone: are
• 韻: -aʊ or 韻: -ɑː(ɹ)

限定詞

our

1. Belonging to us.
   • 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.

   • 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.

2. Of, from, or belonging to the nation, region, or language of the speaker.
   • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page viii:

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

3. (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.

参考

動詞

our

1. Misspelling of are.

アナグラム

• ROU, UoR, uro-