attain
大学受験達成する・到達する
意味
- 〈目的・望みなど〉を達成する,獲得する(gain, accomplish)
- 〈高い所・ある年齢など〉に達する(reach, come to)
- (努力して)(…に)到達する《+to+名》
例文
He attained the top of the mountain before dark.
彼は日が暮れないうちに山頂に到達した。
The rōnin attained their long-cherished ambition.
浪士は本懐を遂げた。
His music has attained great popularity overseas.
彼の音楽は海外で大変な人気を獲得した。
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
The verb is derived from Middle English atteinen, atteynen (“to achieve, attain; to be adequate or sufficient; to affect; to come or get to (a place), reach; to corrupt, taint; to overcome, overpower; to overtake; to succeed; to tamper with; (law) to bring to justice, punish”), from ataign-, a stem of Anglo-Norman ataindre, and Old French ataindre, attaindre (“to reach”) (modern French atteindre), from Vulgar Latin *attangere, from Latin attingere, the present active infinitive of attingō (“to come into contact with, touch; to affect; to arrive at, reach; etc.”), from ad- (prefix indicating a nearing or reaching) (appearing as at- due to assimilation with the following t, inducing gemination…