thanks .とは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From 中期英語 thanks, thankes, from 古期英語 þancas (“thanks”), from Proto-Germanic *þankōs, nominative plural of *þankaz (“thought, gratitude”), from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to think, feel”). More at thank.

発音

• (without æ-raising)
  • IPA: /ˈθæŋks/, [ˈθæŋks]; /ˈðæŋks/, [ˈðæŋks]
  • (英国発音, th-fronting) IPA: /ˈfæ̞ŋks/, [ˈfæ̞ŋks]
• (æ-raising)
  • (米国発音, Canada) IPA: /ˈθeɪ̯ŋks/, [ˈθeɪ̯ŋks] ~ /ˈθɛ̃ŋks/, [ˈθɛ̃ŋks]; /ˈðeɪ̯ŋks/, [ˈðeɪ̯ŋks] ~ /ˈðɛ̃ŋks/, [ˈðɛ̃ŋks]
• 韻: -æŋks
• ハイフネーション: thanks

間投詞

thanks

1. Used to express appreciation or gratitude.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:thank you

   Could you give me a hand, please? — Yes, sure. — Thanks. —Have you got enough now? —Yes, thanks.

   Would you like some potatoes? — Thanks. —How many?

   • c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:

     Thanks, courteous wall: Jove shield thee well for this!

派生語

名詞

thanks pl (normally plural, singular (obsolete) thank)

1. An expression of appreciation or gratitude.

   After all I’ve done, a simple acknowledgment is the thanks I get?

2. Grateful feelings or thoughts; favour, goodwill, graciousness.

名詞

thanks

1. (obsolete) plural of thank

派生語

動詞

thanks

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of thank