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発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /fɛə ʃɛə/, /fɛː ʃɛə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /fɛɚ ʃɛɚ/
• 韻: -ɛə(ɹ)

名詞

fair share (uncountable)

1. An equitable or reasonable portion, especially in regards to contributions towards a particular duty, or the dividends thereof.

   As the company had no dedicated janitor, all employees were expected to do their fair share of cleaning up after lunch.

2. (idiomatic) A significant amount, often implied to be excessive or inordinate; a great deal of something.

   He endured a fair share of criticism during his lifetime, but his works are now universally considered to be masterpieces.

使用する際の注意点

• Prior to the 1950s, the indefinite "a fair share" was in equal usage as possessive forms, such as "their fair share". However, this has steadily declined, and according to Google Ngram data, possessive forms are now roughly four times as popular as the indefinite. The definite form, "the fair share", has never been common, and has fallen from a peak of 3.2% of total uses in 1989 to less than 0.7% in 2019.
• To avoid ambiguity between the senses of "an equitable portion" and "an excessive amount", it is common to use the idiom "more than one's fair share".

  He's had more than his fair share of time in the courtroom.

参考

• fair division (game theory)