動画で学べる英語辞書！Joshua’s English Dictionaryは、「welcome」の発音や意味と使い方をアメリカ人講師による動画で勉強できます。「welcome」の頻出フレーズや豊富な例文を通して、英語の運用能力を高めましょう！英単語の意味を知るだけでなく、使いこなしたい方へ☆
welcomeの動画辞書｜Joshua’s English Dictionary
英単語welcomeの意味（箇条書き）｜Joshua’s 英語辞書・英英和辞典
- 歓迎する、喜んで迎える。Received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company.
- 喜びを生み出す、ありがたく思う。Producing gladness; grateful.
- 無料で、支払いなしに楽しむ。Free to have or enjoy without pay.
Joshua’s Seven-Step Method －効果的な英語勉強法－
Joshua’s Seven-Step Methodで、英単語welcomeの発音や意味、使い方をマスターしましょう！
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Step 1: welcomeの発音の仕方 | Pronunciation
- American : /ˈwelkəm/
- British : /ˈwelkəm/
Step 2: 語源 | The Word Origin
welcomeは、アングロサクソンの「wilcuma」に由来し、これは「wil- + cuma」で成り立っています。
接頭辞の「wil-」は、「強い願い、欲求、目的」という意味です。
また「cuma」は、「来る人、ゲスト」という意味です。
従って、「他者の意思や願いを満足させるために来る人」が原義であります。
So, from the Word Origin, “One who comes so as to please another’s will” is the essential meaning of welcome.
Step 3: 現代の意味・定義 | Definition
The modern usages of this word are:
First meaning, received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company. 歓迎する、喜んで迎える。
As, to welcome a visitor; to welcome a new idea.
For example – He welcomed them to come inside and meet his family.
Second meaning, producing gladness; grateful. 喜びを生み出す、ありがたく思う。
As, a welcome present; welcome news; welcome party.
For example – We plan to throw a welcome party when our colleague arrives from London.
Third Meaning, free to have or enjoy without pay. 無料で、支払いなしに楽しむ。
For example– You are welcome to use my library anytime.
Step 4: welcomeの派生語・関連語
- unwelcome, welcome news
Step 5: welcomeの語形成要素と応用例
Prefix “wil-” means “will”.
- willful, William, willing, willpower, willy-nilly
Old English “cuma” evolved into “come”.
- comeback, come-down, come-outer, comer, cometh, comeuppance, coming
- income, incoming, newcomer, oncoming, outcome, overcome, upcoming
Step 6: コロケーション（単語の自然なつながり）
A collocation is the natural connection of words.
Used as a VERB.
＋NOUN
break
The office workers always welcomed their extra afternoon break on Fridays.
＋ADV
back
Welcome back. it’s nice to see you again.
home
Welcome home.
please
Please welcome our next speaker Mr. Nathan Smith.
Step 7: welcomeの頻出フレーズと例文
welcome to
Welcome to Tokyo. How was your flight?
welcome you
I’d like to welcome you to our company.
we welcome
We welcome any suggestions that you may have to improve our production
process.
good evening and welcome
Good evening and welcome ladies and gentlemen.
I want to welcome
I want to welcome our special guest Mr. Christopher Smith.
would like to welcome
We would like to welcome everyone to join us for a cocktail reception in the lobby.
Note: “cocktail” means “a beverage usually made from a mixture of strong alcoholic drink and fruit juice.”
＊「cocktail」の意味は、「カクテル、強いお酒とフルーツジュースを混ぜた飲料」。
join me in welcoming
Please join me in welcoming Mr. Craney who came all the way from Toronto.
Note: “all the way” use to emphasize long distance.
＊「all the way」の意味は、「はるばる、遠いところ、わざわざ」。
good morning and welcome
Good morning and welcome everyone.
you are not welcome
I’m afraid you are not welcome here.
Note: “I’m afraid” use to “polite expression when yon refusing someone.”
＊「I’m afraid」は、何かを断るときの丁寧表現として使われる。
great pleasure to welcome
It gives me a great pleasure to welcome Michael Jackson.
welcome to the program
Michael, Jeff, Sarah, welcome to the program. You are great additions to the team.
welcome to the world
Welcome to the world of reality TV.
welcome to the discussion
You are welcome to join our discussion by sending your comments to our website.
最後に
Great job! 素晴らしいです！
よくぞ最後までたどり着きましたね‼
