bumper
バンパー
解説 Definition
bumper は車の前後についている衝撃を受け止める部品、つまりバンパーという意味です。日本語の「バンパー」とほぼ同じですが、英語では車以外の保護用部品を指すこともあります。
A bumper is a protective bar or molded part fitted to the front or rear of a vehicle to absorb or reduce damage from a minor collision. The word can also refer to a similar protective component on other equipment.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
bump「ぶつかる」に「物・人」を表す -er が付き、「衝突を受け止める物」と捉えると車の bumper に直結します。front bumper、rear bumper、a scratched bumper の組み合わせで覚えましょう。日本語とほぼ同じですが、英語では機械などの保護部品にも広げて使えます。
Break bumper into bump plus -er: a bump is a collision, and the suffix -er often names a thing connected with an action. A bumper is therefore the protective part that receives or reduces the effect of a bump. Picture the front bumper or rear bumper of a car, especially one that is scratched after a minor accident. Useful combinations include damaged bumper, replace the bumper, and bumper of the truck. The English word closely matches Japanese バンパー, though English can also use it for protective parts on equipment other than cars.
例文
The car's bumper was scratched.
その車のバンパーには傷がついていました。
He touched the front bumper of the truck.
彼はトラックの前のバンパーに触れました。
The new bumper helped protect the car.
新しいバンパーが車を守るのに役立ちました。
bumper の類義語・関連語
bumper の語源・成り立ち Etymology
bumper は英語 bump「ぶつかる・でこぼこする」に、物を表す -er が付いた語です。bump は衝突音をまねた擬音語的な語源とされ、「ぶつかるもの」から車の衝撃を受け止めるバンパーの意味になりました。関連語は bump, bumpy。
Bumper is formed from bump and the noun-forming suffix -er. Bump is an expressive English word associated with the sound and movement of a dull collision. Bumper had several earlier senses involving something or someone that bumps, but it became established for a bar or projecting part designed to receive impacts. From vehicles, the term has also been extended to comparable protective or cushioning components on machines and other objects.
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