メガネ
解説 Definition
eyewear は眼鏡、サングラス、保護眼鏡など、目に着ける製品全般を指す言葉です。日本語の「メガネ」より範囲が広く、ファッション用品や安全用品も含みます。
Eyewear is a general term for products worn on or in front of the eyes, including prescription glasses, sunglasses, and protective goggles. It is commonly treated as an uncountable noun and may refer to functional, safety, or fashion items.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
eyewear は eye「目」＋wear「身に着けるもの」という透明な複合語です。footwear が足に着ける履物、underwear が衣服の下に着る下着なら、eyewear は目に着ける製品全般です。眼鏡だけでなく sunglasses や protective eyewear も含み、通常は不可算名詞として使います。
Break eyewear into eye and wear: it means things designed to be worn at the eyes. Compare it with footwear, worn on the feet, and underwear, worn under other clothes. This pattern makes the range easy to remember. Eyewear is broader than ordinary glasses; it can include sunglasses, sports glasses, and laboratory safety goggles. It is generally used as an uncountable category noun, so shops “sell eyewear” rather than “sell an eyewear.” Useful combinations include protective eyewear, sports eyewear, designer eyewear, and lightweight eyewear.
例文
This shop sells eyewear for sports and daily use.
この店ではスポーツ用と日常用のアイウェアを販売しています。
Protective eyewear is required in the laboratory.
実験室では保護用のアイウェアが必要です。
She chose lightweight eyewear for long hours at work.
彼女は長時間の仕事用に軽いアイウェアを選びました。
eyewear の類義語・関連語
eyewear の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 ēage（目）と werian（身につける）の複合語。eye は印欧語根 *okw-（見る）に遡り、ocular（眼の）と同根。footwear（履物）や underwear（下着）と同じ「〜wear＝身につけるもの」の構造で、目に装着するもの全般を指す。
Eyewear is a modern English compound of eye and wear. Eye descends from Old English eage, while wear comes from Old English werian, “to clothe or put on.” In this compound, wear functions as a category for things worn on the body, as it does in footwear and underwear. The word therefore literally denotes items worn at the eyes and has expanded to cover corrective, protective, and fashionable products.
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