botch
しくじる
解説 Definition
作業や仕事を下手にやってしくじること。不器用な修理や失敗を指す。
To botch something means to do it badly because of poor skill, care, or planning. It often suggests that the result is damaged, unsuccessful, or embarrassing. The word is common for jobs, repairs, operations, or attempts that go wrong.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
"botch" は、まず "patch"(つぎはぎで直す)や "bad job" のような場面を思い浮かべると残りやすい語です。きれいに仕上げるのでなく、雑にいじってかえってダメにする感じで、単なる "fail" より「手を動かした結果のまずい失敗」に寄ります。"botch a repair / botch the job / botch an operation" の形で覚えると実感しやすいです。似た語 "bungle" も近いですが、"botch" は仕上がりのひどさまで見えやすい語です。
`Botch` is not just to fail; it is to do a job badly. Think of a repair or operation that was attempted, but the result looks messy or wrong. Common pairs like `botch the job` or `botch a repair` help fix the word in memory.
例文
He botched the repair so badly that the entire machine had to be replaced.
彼は修理をひどくしくじり、機械全体を交換しなければならなくなった。
The contractor botched the plumbing job, causing leaks throughout the house.
業者が配管工事をしくじり、家中で水漏れが起きた。
Don't rush the paint job or you'll botch it—take your time.
塗装を急ぐとしくじるよ。時間をかけてやりなさい。
botch の類義語・関連語
botch の語源・成り立ち Etymology
「botch」は中英語 bocchen「つぎはぎで直す」にさかのぼり、古フランス語 boce「こぶ」と結びつきます。もとは「でこぼこに継ぎ当てする」感覚で、そこから「雑に直す」「しくじる」へずれました。同根語に boss と emboss があります。
From Middle English bocchen, meaning to patch or repair clumsily, probably influenced by Old French boce "lump, swelling." The early image was of rough, uneven mending that left a bump. From there, the sense shifted from "patch badly" to the wider meaning "do badly" or "spoil through poor work."
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