緑の森
解説 Definition
「greenwood」は葉が茂った緑の木々が生い茂る森を意味する名詞で、特に夏の青々とした森を指す詩的・文学的な表現である。中世英語の文学、特にロビン・フッドの伝説に登場することで知られる。新鮮で乾燥していない青い木材を指す場合もある。
Greenwood is a poetic or literary term for a leafy, living forest, especially one imagined in medieval stories such as the Robin Hood legends. It can also refer to freshly cut wood that still contains substantial moisture and has not been seasoned.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
greenwood は green「緑の」＋wood「森・木材」という見たままの複合語。文学では葉の茂った森、特にロビン・フッドが身を隠す青々とした森を連想する。一方、木工では green が「乾燥前の生の」を表し、greenwood は水分を含む青木となる。woodlandより詩的な森の語義と、未乾燥材の語義を文脈で分ける。
Greenwood is the transparent combination of green and wood. In literary contexts, picture a living forest thick with green leaves, especially the woodland where Robin Hood and his companions hide. This use is more poetic and old-fashioned than the ordinary words forest or woodland. In woodworking, however, green does not mainly describe color; it means fresh and not yet dried. Greenwood therefore contains moisture and may shrink or warp as it dries. Let the context decide whether the word evokes a leafy forest or unseasoned timber, while keeping “living or freshly cut wood” as the shared idea.
例文
Robin Hood and his merry men hid in the greenwood, evading the Sheriff of Nottingham.
ロビン・フッドと愉快な仲間たちはノッティンガムの保安官から逃れるため、緑の森に隠れていた。
The poet wrote of wandering through the ancient greenwood in search of peace.
その詩人は平和を求めて古い緑の森をさまよう様子を詩に書いた。
Craftsmen prefer aged wood over greenwood because it is more stable and less likely to warp.
職人たちは青木よりも乾燥材を好む。それはより安定していて反りにくいからだ。
greenwood の類義語・関連語
greenwood の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 grēne（緑）+ wudu（森・木）の複合語。中世英語で「葉の茂る森」を意味し、ロビン・フッド伝説の舞台としても有名。関連語: greenery（緑樹）、woodland（森林地帯）。「緑の木々が生い茂る森」という見たままの合成語。
Greenwood is an old compound of green and wood. Its components descend from Old English grēne and wudu, which referred respectively to the color or fresh living condition and to trees, forest, or timber. In Middle English literature, the compound became a poetic name for a leafy forest and was later strongly associated with outlaw tales such as those of Robin Hood. The woodworking sense follows another established meaning of green: fresh, moist, and not yet seasoned.
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