refinishing
再仕上げ
解説 Definition
表面を取り除いて新しく仕上げ直すプロセス。木製品や床などの既存の仕上げを落とし、新しい仕上げを施すこと。
Refinishing is the process of repairing and putting a new surface or coating on something. It is commonly used for furniture, wood floors, cabinets, or other items that need to look new again. The work often includes cleaning, sanding, and adding paint, stain, or polish.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず finish＝「仕上げる」を軸に置き、re- が付くと「もう一度仕上げる」、-ing で「その作業・工程」とつかむと覚えやすいです。新品を作るのでなく、いったん表面を落として整え、塗り直したり磨き直したりする場面を思い浮かべるのがコツ。家具や床でよく使われ、painting より広く、色を塗るだけでなく表面処理全体をやり直す感じがあります。refinish the floor, wood refinishing の形で一緒に覚えると定着しやすいです。
Start from `finish`, then add `re-` for `again`: `refinishing` is the work of finishing something again. Think of old wood or a floor being sanded, cleaned, and treated again, not made from the beginning. It is broader than just painting, because it includes the whole surface treatment.
例文
The hardwood floors required refinishing after years of wear.
その無垢材フローリングは長年の使用後に再仕上げが必要だった。
Refinishing the furniture gave it a fresh new appearance.
その家具の再仕上げにより新しい見た目が蘇った。
Professional refinishing services can restore old wooden pieces.
専門的な再仕上げサービスは古い木製品を復元できる。
refinishing の類義語・関連語
紛らわしい語
refinishing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
re-「再び」+ finish「終わらせる・仕上げる」+ -ing。finish は古フランス語 finir、さらにラテン語 finire「終える」にさかのぼり、final や finite と同根。もともと「終わりまで持っていく」語なので、refinishing は仕上げ直しと理解できる。
Refinishing is built from re- "again," finish, and the ending -ing. Finish came into English through Old French finir from Latin finire, meaning "to end," and it is related to final and finite. Because finish originally meant bringing something to its end point, refinishing came to mean giving it a new final surface or completion.
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