dismantling
解体
解説 Definition
dismantling は dismantle（解体する、分解する）の動名詞・現在分詞で、名詞としては「解体」という意味です。機械や建物、制度などをばらしたり取り除いたりする過程を表します。
Dismantling is the process of taking a machine, structure, or other physical object apart, often piece by piece. It can also mean gradually removing the parts, rules, or institutions that make an organized system operate.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
dismantling は dismantle の語末の e を落として -ing を付けた形で、/dɪsˈmæntəlɪŋ/ と発音します。the dismantling of a bridge/machine/system のように名詞で使えば「解体の過程」です。demolition が建物の破壊を連想させるのに対し、dismantling は部分ごとに外すことや制度の段階的撤廃にも使えます。
Dismantling is formed from dismantle by dropping the final silent e and adding -ing; it is pronounced /dɪsˈmæntəlɪŋ/. As a noun, it often appears in the pattern the dismantling of a bridge, machine, or system. Picture workers removing separate components in an organized sequence. This distinguishes dismantling from demolition, which more strongly suggests destroying a structure. The word also works figuratively: the dismantling of a system or policy means removing its supporting parts or arrangements, often gradually rather than in one sudden act.
例文
The dismantling of the old bridge began on Monday.
古い橋の解体は月曜日に始まりました。
Workers planned the careful dismantling of the machine.
作業員たちはその機械を慎重に解体する計画を立てました。
The dismantling of the system took longer than expected.
その制度の解体には予想以上に時間がかかりました。
dismantling の類義語・関連語
dismantling の語源・成り立ち Etymology
dismantling は動詞 dismantle の名詞化。dismantle は古フランス語 desmanteler に由来し、des-「外す」+ mantel「外套」で、もとは城の“外被をはぐ”感覚から「解体する」になった。関連語は mantle, dismantle。
Dismantling is the -ing form of dismantle. Dismantle entered English from Old French desmanteler, built from des-, expressing removal or reversal, and mantel, “cloak” or “covering.” Its early sense involved stripping defenses or coverings from a fortress. From that image, the verb developed the broader meaning of taking a structure or mechanism apart and later of abolishing an organized system. The noun dismantling names that process, whether the object is physical or institutional.
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