overalls
オーバーオール
解説 Definition
overalls は、胸当てと肩ひもが付いた作業用のズボン、つまりオーバーオールという意味です。日本語の「オーバーオール」とほぼ同じですが、英語では普通 plural form の overalls として使われ、単数の overall は別の意味の形容詞・副詞にもなります。
A work garment consisting of trousers with a front bib held up by shoulder straps, worn to protect the clothes and body. In this clothing sense, overalls is normally treated as a plural noun.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
over「上から」＋all「全部」で、衣服の上から広く体を覆う作業着を連想します。胸当てと肩ひものある服は英語では通常、複数扱いの overalls といい、wear overalls、a pair of overalls が定番です。overall「全体的な」と混同しないようにしましょう。
Break overalls into over and all: the garment was designed to go over other clothing and protect it broadly. Picture a painter or farmer wearing trousers with a bib and shoulder straps. In English, the clothing word is normally plural, like trousers, so say “wear overalls” or “a pair of overalls,” not “an overall” for one garment. Keep it separate from overall as an adjective or adverb meaning “general” or “considering everything,” as in “the overall result.”
例文
She wore blue overalls while painting the wall.
彼女は壁を塗る間、青いオーバーオールを着ていました。
The farmer's overalls were covered with mud.
その農家の人のオーバーオールは泥だらけでした。
He bought sturdy overalls for work in the garage.
彼はガレージでの作業用に丈夫なオーバーオールを買いました。
overalls の類義語・関連語
overalls の語源・成り立ち Etymology
overalls は overall の複数形で、over「上から」＋ all「全部」がそのまま語源です。もともと「服の上から全体を覆う作業着」という発想で、overall や overcoat と同じく、「上からすっぽり着て全体を守る服」だと考えると意味がつかめます。
Overalls is the plural of overall, a compound of over and all. The clothing term originally referred broadly to protective garments worn over ordinary clothes, literally covering them “over all.” Its meaning later became associated, especially in American English, with trousers that have a bib and shoulder straps. The same transparent over element appears in words such as overcoat, another garment worn on top of other clothing.
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