繰り返しを避ける"one"、"ones"、"that"、"those"

・"one"、"ones"、"that"、"those"は、名詞を繰り返すのを避けるために使われるが、"one"と"that"、"ones"と"those"を同様に使うことができる場合と、できない場合がある。

・"ones"と"those"は人や物を表す名詞の代わりに使われる。
［正］Are razors for men better than ones for women?
［正］Are razors in Japan better than those in China?
［正］The only people I talk to are ones I agree with.
［正］The only jokes I tell are those that I hear from you.

・"the one"と"that"、"the ones"と"those"は基本的には同じ意味である。
［正］The doctors in your country are quite similar to those in my country.
［正］The doctors in your country are quite similar to the ones in my country.

・"one"は不可算名詞の代わりには使えない。
［正］Music in your country is quite similar to that in my country.
［誤］Music in your country is quite similar to the one in my country.
［正］The educational system of Japan is quite different from that of the United States.
［誤］The educational system of Japan is quite different from the one of the United States.

繰り返しを避ける"one"、"ones"、"that"、"those"の関連項目

• ⇒ the same thing vs. the same one
• ⇒ One must be careful about his investments.