casco
船体
解説 Definition
木造の船体または船の構造。特にスペイン語圏の海事用語で使用される。
A casco is the hull or main structural body of a vessel, especially a wooden hull described with terminology borrowed from Spanish or Portuguese maritime usage. In some regional contexts, the word can also denote a particular kind of flat-bottomed boat.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
スペイン語・ポルトガル語の casco は「殻・外側」から船の外殻、つまり船体を指すと結び付ける。英語の一般的な hull に相当し、inspect the casco、reinforce the casco のように、腐食の点検や補強の対象になる場面で覚える。主にスペイン語圏の海事用語を英語文中で用いた語。
Think of a casco as the protective outer shell of a ship. In Spanish and Portuguese, casco can refer to a shell, helmet, or hull, so the shared idea is a hard outer structure. In ordinary English, hull is usually the expected word; casco is more likely in Iberian, Latin American, Philippine, or historical maritime contexts. Remember it through practical combinations such as inspect the casco for rot and reinforce the casco against rough seas.
例文
The traditional casco of the fishing boat was made from sturdy oak timber.
漁船の伝統的なカスコは丈夫なオークの木材から作られていた。
Maritime workers inspected the casco for signs of rot and deterioration.
海事労働者はカスコを腐食と劣化の兆候について検査した。
The ship's casco was reinforced to withstand the harsh ocean conditions.
船のカスコは厳しい海洋条件に耐えるために強化された。
casco の類義語・関連語
casco の語源・成り立ち Etymology
スペイン語・ポルトガル語casco(船体・殻・兜)に由来し、ラテン語quassicāre(打ち砕く)から派生した。フィリピンでは平底船をカスコと呼び、スペイン統治時代に伝わった。地名としても使われ、米国メイン州のCasco Bayが有名。「殻・外殻」が原義。
Casco is borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese casco, a word used for a shell, helmet, vessel’s hull, or other hard outer covering. It has traditionally been connected with a Romance formation associated with breaking or fragments, including Latin quassicare, though the deeper development is not entirely transparent. In Philippine usage shaped during Spanish rule, casco also became the name of a broad, flat-bottomed cargo boat.
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