dozen

ダース

十二人または十二個のまとまり。

やさしい英語で： A group of twelve people or things.

• I bought a dozen eggs.
• She baked two dozen cookies.
• We need half a dozen chairs for the meeting.

使い方： a dozen + plural noun (She bought a dozen roses.); dozen of + determiner/pronoun (A dozen of the guests stayed overnight.)

類義語： twelve

よく使う表現： a dozen eggs, half a dozen, by the dozen

何十も、多数

主に複数形で、何十もの人や物を表す。

やさしい英語で： A large number of people or things, usually expressed with the plural form.

• Dozens of people came to the party.
• I have told you dozens of times.
• She received dozens of messages after the interview.

使い方： dozens of + plural noun (Dozens of people waited outside.)

類義語： a large number, a great many

よく使う表現： dozen messages, dozen times, dozen people