driftwood
意味一覧 (2件)
漂着木
解説 Definition
driftwood は、海や川の流れで運ばれ、浜辺や岸に打ち上げられた木片や枝を指す名詞です。自然観察、海岸の描写、インテリア素材やクラフトの文脈でよく使われ、岸にたどり着いた木という点に焦点があります。
Driftwood is wood that has been carried by the sea or a river and washed up on a beach or shore. It usually means pieces of wood or branches that reached land after floating in the water. The word is often used when talking about nature, coastal scenery, or wood collected for decoration and crafts. It focuses on the idea of wood that arrived at the shore, not wood that is still growing or simply used as fuel.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
drift は「流される、漂う」、wood は「木」なので、driftwood は水の流れに運ばれて岸に着いた木を思い浮かべると覚えやすいです。単に森にある wood でも、燃やすための firewood でもありません。beach, shore, coast と一緒に出やすく、拾って飾りや工作に使う場面にもよく合います。既存の「流木」より、岸に漂着した結果を意識すると区別しやすいです。
Think of drift as floating or being carried by water, and wood as wood. So driftwood is wood that drifted through the water and ended up on the shore. It is not just any wood in a forest or firewood for burning. Picture driftwood on a beach, ready to be picked up for decoration or crafts.
例文
We found a large piece of driftwood on the beach after the storm.
嵐のあと、私たちは浜辺で大きな漂着木を見つけた。
The artist used driftwood to make a simple wall decoration.
その芸術家は簡単な壁飾りを作るために漂着木を使った。
At low tide, the shore was covered with shells, seaweed, and driftwood.
干潮のとき、その岸辺は貝殻や海藻や漂着木で覆われていた。
流木
(意味 2)解説 Definition
海や川に流されて海岸や堤防に打ち上げられた木の幹や枝。
Driftwood is wood that has been carried by water and washed onto a shore or riverbank. It is commonly found on beaches and may come from trees, branches, or pieces of wood from elsewhere. The word is often used in nature descriptions and coastal contexts.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
driftwood は drift「水や風に押されてゆっくり移動する」＋ wood「木」の分かりやすい複合語です。川や海の流れに運ばれ、浜辺や岸に打ち上げられた枝や木片をイメージすると定着します。自然観察、海岸の描写、インテリア素材やクラフトの文脈でもよく出ます。単なる木材ではなく、流れに運ばれてきた木として覚えましょう。
Driftwood is a very visual compound: drift plus wood. Picture branches or pieces of wood carried by a river or the sea until they reach the shore. It often appears in beach scenes, nature writing, interior design, and crafts. The key image is wood moved by water.
例文
Children played on the driftwood scattered along the beach.
子供たちはビーチに散らばった流木で遊んだ。
The artist used driftwood to create a sculpture.
その芸術家は流木を使用して彫刻を作成した。
After the flood, piles of driftwood accumulated near the bridge.
洪水の後、橋の近くに流木の山が溜まった。
driftwood の語源・成り立ち Etymology
driftwood は drift「漂う、流される」+ wood「木」。drift は古ノルド語 drifa「押し流す」に由来し、水の力で運ばれた木という原像を持ちます。
Driftwood comes from drift and wood. Drift is related to an Old Norse word, drifa, meaning to drive or push along. The word originally describes wood carried by the force of water until it reaches the shore.
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