foreshore
前浜
解説 Definition
海岸線の、普段は水に覆われているが時々露出する部分。満潮と干潮の間の領域を指します。
Foreshore is the part of the shore between the high-tide line and the low-tide line. It is the area that is covered by water at high tide and uncovered at low tide. This word is mainly used in geography, law, and environmental discussion.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
この「前浜」は、foreshore の基本義である「潮間帯」とは別に、海岸地形としての浜の前面・海寄りの部分を指す用法として覚えます。fore は「前」、shore は「岸」なので、陸側から見て海に向いた手前の浜を思い浮かべるとよいです。beach や shore より範囲を限定する専門寄りの語で、日常会話より地形・沿岸管理・土木の文脈で見かけやすい意味です。
If you know `shore`, you already have the core idea. `Foreshore` means the front part of the shore, especially the strip between land and sea that appears and disappears with the tide. Picture a narrow band on the coast that is visible at low tide and covered at high tide.
例文
The foreshore was exposed during low tide, revealing rocks and shells.
干潮時に前浜が露出し、岩と貝が見えた。
Seaweed and debris accumulated on the foreshore after the storm.
嵐の後、前浜に海草とごみが蓄積した。
The foreshore is an important habitat for many marine creatures.
前浜は多くの海の生き物にとって重要な生息地です。
foreshore の語源・成り立ち Etymology
foreshoreはfore「前の」+ shore「海岸」で、どちらも古英語にさかのぼります。陸の前面に広がる海辺、特に潮の満ち引きで現れる浜を指し、「岸の手前の帯」と考えると意味がつかみやすい語です。関連語はforefront、seashore。
"Foreshore" is made from fore, meaning "front" or "before," and shore, both from Old English. It originally meant the part of the shore lying in front, especially the strip between high and low tide. The meaning has stayed close to that physical image of the land at the edge of the sea.
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