break new ground
意味一覧 (2件)
新境地を開く
解説 Definition
これまでにない新しい分野や方法を開拓すること。先駆的な取り組みを行うこと。
To do something completely new and important, especially in science, business, art, or ideas. It suggests creating progress in an area where little has been done before. This phrase often has a positive and formal tone.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
break new ground は、ground を「土地」から広げて「分野・領域」と見ると覚えやすいです。まだ誰も踏み込んでいない土地を切り開く比喩で、研究者・芸術家・企業などが新しい方法や考えを始める時に使います。break new ground in medicine / technology / art のように in＋分野と結びつきやすく、単に新しいだけでなく先駆的な挑戦を表します。
Think of `ground` as land that nobody has opened before. To `break new ground` is to open a new area and start something original. It often appears with research, science, art, business, or technology, especially in the pattern `break new ground in ...`.
例文
The research team broke new ground in the field of renewable energy.
研究チームは再生可能エネルギーの分野で新境地を開いた。
This novel breaks new ground by blending science fiction with historical drama.
この小説はSFと歴史ドラマを融合させて新境地を開いている。
The startup aims to break new ground in artificial intelligence.
そのスタートアップは人工知能の分野で新たな道を切り開くことを目指している。
革新する
(意味 2)解説 Definition
研究、技術、ビジネス、芸術などで、従来にない方法や考えを生み出して大きな進歩をもたらす時に使う。単に新しいことをするだけでなく、分野全体に影響を与える前向きな革新を表す。
To break new ground means to introduce a new idea, method, or style that leads to important progress in a field such as science, technology, business, or art. It is used when someone does more than simply try something new and actually changes the direction of the field in a positive way. The expression often suggests original work that others may follow later.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
break は「壊す」だけでなく、古い制限や停滞を「破る」イメージで使われる。ground は「地面」から「活動分野」へ広がるので、new ground はまだ誰も本格的に進んでいない領域。break new ground は、既存の発想を破って新しい進歩を作ることだと考えると覚えやすい。innovate よりやや比喩的で、研究・技術・芸術などの成果をほめる文脈でよく使う。
Think of break as more than just "destroy." Here, it suggests breaking through old limits or a period of no progress. New ground is land no one has really worked on before, so break new ground means entering a new area and creating real progress there. It is a slightly more vivid and metaphorical expression than innovate, and it is often used to praise work in research, technology, or the arts.
例文
The research team broke new ground in cancer treatment with its new approach.
その研究チームは新しい治療法でがん治療に革新をもたらした。
Her company is breaking new ground in clean energy storage.
彼女の会社はクリーンエネルギーの蓄電分野で革新している。
The artist broke new ground by mixing traditional music with AI-generated sounds.
その芸術家は伝統音楽とAI生成の音を組み合わせて革新した。
break new ground の語源・成り立ち Etymology
break は古英語 brecan「割る」、ground は古英語 grund「地面」に由来する。break new ground は未開の土地を初めて耕し土を破る比喩で、誰も手をつけていない分野を切り開く意味へ伸びた。breakthrough や groundwork も響き合う。
Break comes from Old English brecan, and ground comes from Old English grund. The phrase first suggests breaking up fresh soil for farming on land that has not been worked before. From that image, it came to mean starting something new or opening a field that others have not entered yet, like breakthrough and groundwork.
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