plastering
左官工事
解説 Definition
「plastering」は、壁や天井にしっくい、モルタル、石膏などを塗って仕上げる左官工事を指す名詞です。建物の表面を平らにしたり、保護したり、仕上げの見た目を整えたりする作業に使われます。
The work or process of applying plaster, mortar, or a similar material to walls and ceilings to create a smooth, protective, and durable surface, usually before decoration or as part of a building’s final finish.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
plaster「しっくい・石膏を塗る」に -ing を付けた動名詞が、作業名として定着した語です。左官職人が壁を平らに塗る場面を思い描き、wall plastering、plastering work、a smooth finish を一組で覚えます。単なる painting「塗装」ではなく、塗り材で面を整え保護する工程です。
Plastering comes from plaster plus -ing and names the building task itself. Picture a craftsperson spreading wet plaster across a rough wall until it becomes level, protected, and ready for decoration. Useful combinations include wall plastering, plastering work, and a smooth plastered finish. Distinguish it from painting: painting mainly adds color or a thin protective coating, whereas plastering builds and smooths the surface with plaster, mortar, or a related material. The base verb plaster describes applying that material; the -ing form names the activity or workmanship.
例文
The plastering in the old house needed serious repair.
その古い家の左官工事部分は大幅な修理が必要だった。
Good plastering gives the walls a smooth and durable finish.
よい左官工事は壁に滑らかで丈夫な仕上がりを与える。
The contractor scheduled the plastering after the electrical work was complete.
請負業者は電気工事が完了した後に左官工事を予定した。
plastering の類義語・関連語
plastering の語源・成り立ち Etymology
plastering は plaster＋-ing。plaster は古フランス語 plastre を経てラテン語 emplastrum、さらにギリシャ語 emplastron『塗りつけるもの』にさかのぼり、壁を塗って形を整える作業なので左官工事を表す。関連語は plastic, plasma。
Plastering is formed from plaster and the action-forming suffix -ing. Plaster entered English through Old French plastre and Latin emplastrum, ultimately from Greek émplastron, something spread or applied to a surface. The word was used for substances applied to the body and later for building materials spread over walls and ceilings. In plastering, -ing turns the act of applying and smoothing plaster into the name of a trade or construction process.
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