矢鍛冶
解説 Definition
矢を製造・修理する職人で、とくに金属製の部分を扱う矢鍛冶を指します。主に歴史的な文脈で使われる語です。
An arrowsmith is a craftsperson who makes or repairs arrows, especially their metal components, for archery or warfare. The term is chiefly historical and may also occur as an occupational surname derived from this specialized trade.
使い方 Usage
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
arrow「矢」＋smith「金属を加工する職人」と分け、工房で矢尻を鍛える姿を思い浮かべます。blacksmithやlocksmithも、仕事の対象とsmithを組み合わせた職業名です。
Break arrowsmith into arrow and smith, and picture a craftsperson forging arrowheads in a workshop. Blacksmith and locksmith offer similar examples of names that combine a specialty with smith.
例文
The skilled arrowsmith crafted arrows for the medieval army.
熟練した矢鍛冶は中世の軍隊のために矢を製作しました。
The arrowsmith's workshop was always busy during wartime.
戦時中、矢鍛冶の工房はいつも忙しかったです。
arrowsmith の類義語・関連語
arrowsmith の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語「arrow（矢）」と「smith（鍛冶屋）」の複合語で、矢を作る職人を指す職業姓。smithはゲルマン祖語「smiþaz（打つ者）」に由来。関連語: blacksmith（鍛冶屋）、locksmith（錠前師）。中世イングランドで弓矢が主要武器だった時代の専門職が姓として定着した。
Arrowsmith is an English occupational compound formed from arrow and smith. Arrow descends from Old English forms referring to the projectile used with a bow. Smith comes from Old English smiþ and a wider Germanic word for a craftsperson who works by striking or forging, especially in metal. The compound consequently denoted a specialist involved in making arrows or their metal heads and later became established as an occupational surname.
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