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
shore が「海岸」だと分かれば、foreshore はまず「海岸の前面の帯」と捉えると覚えやすいです。ポイントは beach のような広い浜全体ではなく、潮が引くと現れ、満ちると隠れる“境目のゾーン”を指すこと。海辺の図で、陸と海のあいだに毎日出たり消えたりする細長い帯を思い浮かべると定着します。shoreline や coast よりも、潮の満ち引きとの結びつきが強い語です。
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 の類義語・関連語
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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