coveralls
つなぎ服
解説 Definition
身体と腕脚全体を覆う一体型の衣服。作業用の防護服や医療衣などに使われる。
Coveralls are a one-piece piece of clothing worn over regular clothes to protect the body while working. They are common in jobs such as repairing, painting, or factory work. The word is often used in plural form even when it means one garment.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
cover を知っていれば、「体を全部 covered にする服」と考えると覚えやすいです。all が入るので、上半身だけでなく腕・脚までまとめて覆う一体型の作業服を連想すると定着します。mechanic や factory worker、protective coveralls、medical coveralls などの場面と結びつけると強いです。似た語の overalls は胸当て付き作業ズボン寄りのこともあるので、coveralls は“全身を覆う”感で区別すると覚えやすく、語形は複数形が基本な点にも注意です。
Start with "cover" and notice "all" inside the word. Coveralls are the clothes that cover all of you, not just one part. Picture a mechanic or medical worker wearing one full piece of protective clothing.
例文
The mechanic wore blue coveralls while working on the car.
整備士は車を修理する際に青いカバーオールを着ていた。
Astronauts wear specialized coveralls under their spacesuits.
宇宙飛行士は宇宙服の下に特別なカバーオールを着る。
The surgeon put on sterile coveralls before entering the operating room.
外科医は手術室に入る前に無菌のカバーオールを着た。
coveralls の語源・成り立ち Etymology
英語の複合語 coveralls は cover + all(s) で、文字どおり「全体を覆うもの」です。cover は古フランス語経由でラテン語 cooperire にさかのぼり、co-「共に」+ operire「覆う」を含みます。cover や discover が近縁です。
Coveralls is a compound of cover + all, meaning literally "something that covers all." Cover came into English through Old French from Latin cooperire, built from co- and operire, "to cover." The idea stayed very direct: a garment that covers the whole body. Related English words include cover and discover.
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