rainとは意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• enPR: rān, IPA^(key): /ɹeɪn/
• 韻: -eɪn
• 異形同音異義語: reign, rein

語源 1

From Middle English reyn, rein, from 古期英語 reġn, from Proto-West Germanic *regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną (compare West Frisian rein, Dutch regen, German Regen, Danish かつ Norwegian regn), of uncertain origin. Possibly from pre-Germanic *Hréǵ-no-, from Proto-Indo-European *Hreǵ- (“to flow”) (compare Latin rigō (“wet, soak”), Lithuanian rõki (“drizzling rain”), Albanian rrjedh (“to flow, drip”)), although the consonant reflexes don't match.

別の表記

• rayne, raygne (廃れた用法)

名詞

rain (usually uncountable, 複数形 rains)

1. Condensed water falling from a cloud.

   We've been having a lot of rain lately.

   The rains came late that year.

   • 2019, VOA Learning English (public domain)

     This process involves cloud seeding – when various substances are put into clouds in an attempt to cause rain.

2. (figuratively) Any matter moving or falling, usually through air, and especially if liquid or otherwise figuratively identifiable with raindrops.
3. (figuratively) An instance of particles or larger pieces of matter moving or falling through air.

   'A rain of mortar fire fell on our trenches.

使用する際の注意点

• shower, downpour, drop are some of the words used to count rain.

同意語

• See also Thesaurus:hydrometeor

派生語

• Also see terms derived from the verb

派生した語

• Sranan Tongo: alen

動詞

rain (三人称単数 現在形 rains, 現在分詞 raining, 過去形および過去分詞形 rained)

1. (impersonal) To have rain fall from the sky.

   Judging by the black cloud, it will rain later today.

2. (intransitive) To fall as or like rain.

   It will rain fire and brimstone at the end of days.

   • c. 1601–1602, William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or VVhat You VVill”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act V, scene i]:

     The rain it raineth every day.

   Tears rained from her eyes.

   Leaves rained from the tree.

   Bombs rained from the sky.

3. (transitive) To issue (something) in large quantities.

   The boxer rained punches on his opponent's head.

派生語

• Also see terms derived from the noun

動詞

rain (三人称単数 現在形 rains, 現在分詞 raining, 過去形および過去分詞形 rained)

1. Obsolete form of reign.
   • 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Qveene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for VVilliam Ponsonbie, OCLC 960102938, book 1, canto 5: