prefab
意味一覧 (2件)
プレハブ
解説 Definition
名詞の prefab は、工場製の部材を現場で組み立てた建物、特に住宅・仮設校舎・簡易オフィスなどを指します。方式名としても使えますが、a prefab なら一棟のプレハブ建物という具体物です。
A prefab is a building or structure made from parts that are manufactured in a factory and then put together on site. The word is often used for temporary buildings, small houses, or simple modern construction, and it is short for "prefabricated building."
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
名詞では prefabricated building が縮まって「プレハブ建物」そのものを指す、と考えると自然です。形容詞 prefab が prefab house のように後ろの名詞を説明するのに対し、a prefab はそれだけで建物を表します。戦後の仮住まい、工事現場の事務所、短期間で増設する施設など、実用性や簡易設置が前面に出る場面で見かけます。
Split it into `pre` + `fab`. `Pre-` means before, and `fab` comes from `fabricate`, so think "made before." A `prefab house` is remembered easily if you picture parts made in a factory first and then assembled on-site.
例文
After the war, many families were housed in prefab buildings as a temporary solution.
戦後、多くの家族が一時的な解決策としてプレハブ建物に住まわされた。
The company specializes in prefab homes that can be assembled in just two weeks.
その会社はわずか2週間で組み立てられるプレハブ住宅を専門としている。
Modern prefab construction has improved significantly in quality and design flexibility.
現代のプレハブ工法は品質とデザインの柔軟性が大幅に向上している。
プレハブの、組み立て式の
(意味 2)解説 Definition
建物や部屋ユニット、部材などが「工場で作られ、現場では組み立て中心で完成する」性質を表す形容詞です。prefab house や prefab unit のように、工法・製造方式を名詞の前から説明します。
Prefab is an adjective that describes buildings, room units, or parts that are made in a factory before they are brought to the building site. At the site, the main work is putting those ready-made parts together instead of building everything from the beginning. It is often used before nouns such as prefab house, prefab classroom, or prefab unit. The word often suggests a practical, mass-produced, and quicker method than something custom-built.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
prefab は prefabricated の短縮形で、形容詞では「前もって作られた部材による」というラベルとして働きます。ポイントは建物そのものではなく、house, classroom, wall panel などを修飾して、現場で一から建てるのではなく既製の部品を組む方式だと示すことです。custom-built より量産・短期施工の感じがあります。
Think of prefab as a short form of prefabricated, meaning "made before." As an adjective, it works like a label before a noun, as in prefab house or prefab wall panel. The key idea is not the building itself, but the method: the parts are already made and then assembled on site. It often suggests faster, more standardized construction than something custom-built.
例文
They moved into a prefab house while their permanent home was being built.
彼らは本宅が建つまで、プレハブの家に住んだ。
The school added two prefab classrooms to handle the growing number of students.
その学校は生徒数の増加に対応するため、プレハブの教室を2棟増設した。
The company chose prefab wall panels to reduce construction time on site.
その会社は現場での工期を短くするため、プレハブの壁パネルを選んだ。
prefab の語源・成り立ち Etymology
prefab は prefabricated の短縮形で、20世紀英語の省略語です。pre-「前もって」＋fabricate「作る・組み立てる」から成り、原義は『部材を先に作っておいたもの』。だから「現場で一から建てる」の反対としてプレハブ住宅を指すのです。
Prefab is a 20th-century English shortening of prefabricated. It is built from pre-, meaning "before," and fabricate, meaning "make or assemble." The idea was that parts were made in advance, and the short form later became common especially for buildings made from ready-made sections.
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