manoeuvrability
操縦性
解説 Definition
操縦性とは、航空機や船、車などが方向転換や動きを素早くコントロールできる能力です。乗り物の操作性や応答性を評価する重要な指標となります。
Manoeuvrability is the ability of a vehicle, ship, or aircraft to move and turn easily and accurately. It is often discussed when comparing how easy something is to control in tight spaces or difficult conditions. The word is common in transport, driving, and engineering contexts.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず語尾の -ability を見て「〜できる性質」と取ると全体像がつかみやすい語です。中心は manoeuvre「巧みに動かす・進路を変える」で、車・船・航空機を思い浮かべると覚えやすいです。point は speed ではなく、狭い場所や急旋回でも思い通りに扱える感じ。high manoeuvrability, fighter aircraft manoeuvrability のような言い方と結びつけると定着します。米式の maneuverability という綴り違いにも注意。
Look at the ending `-ability`, which shows a quality or skill. The middle part comes from `manoeuvre`, meaning to move or turn skillfully, especially for a car, ship, or aircraft. Think of controlling something easily in a tight space, not just moving fast.
例文
Manoeuvrability is important in aircraft design.
操縦性は航空機設計で重要です。
The car's manoeuvrability impressed drivers.
車の操縦性はドライバーに感銘を与えました。
Ships require good manoeuvrability in tight harbors.
船は狭い港での良い操縦性が必要です。
manoeuvrability の類義語・関連語
manoeuvrability の語源・成り立ち Etymology
manoeuvrabilityはmanoeuvre+-ability『〜できる性質』で、語源はラテン語manus『手』とopera『仕事』です。manualやoperateも同じ核を持ち、もとは『手でうまく扱う力』なので、機体や車の『取り回しのよさ』という意味が納得できます。
Manoeuvrability comes from manoeuvre and the suffix -ability. Manoeuvre goes back through French to Latin manus, meaning "hand," and opera, meaning "work," the same roots seen in manual and operate. The earliest sense was about handling something skillfully by hand. That later developed into the idea of how easily a vehicle or machine can be directed or managed.
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