prevailとは意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Middle English prevailen, from Old French prevaler, from Latin praevaleō (“be very able または more able, be superior, prevail”), from prae (“before”) + valeō (“be able または powerful”). Displaced native 古期英語 rīcsian.

発音

• IPA^(key): /pɹɪˈveɪl/
• 韻: -eɪl
• ハイフネーション: pre‧vail

動詞

prevail (三人称単数 現在形 prevails, 現在分詞 prevailing, 過去形および過去分詞形 prevailed)

1. (intransitive) To be superior in strength, dominance, influence or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand; to outnumber others.

   Red colour prevails in the Canadian flag.

   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Exodus 17:11:

     And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.

   • 2022 February 27, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     Liverpool created a host of chances and had a Joel Matip goal ruled out for a foul and offside in an incident-packed game that went right down to the wire before Jurgen Klopp's side prevailed.

2. (intransitive) To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence.

   In his day and age, such practices prevailed all over Europe.

3. (intransitive) To succeed in persuading or inducing.

   I prevailed on him to wait.

   • 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling:

     Jones began to be very importunate with the lady to unmask; and at length having prevailed, there appeared not Mrs Fitzpatrick, but the Lady Bellaston herself.

4. (transitive, obsolete) To avail.

派生語

• cooler heads will prevail

関連する語

• prevalence
• prevalent