refocus
意味一覧 (2件)
集中し直す
解説 Definition
気が散った後や方針がぶれた後に、注意・努力・時間を大事な対象へもう一度向ける意味です。仕事、勉強、会議、チームの計画などで、いったん乱れた集中を立て直す場面によく使います。物理的なレンズの焦点ではなく、心や活動の向きについて使うのがこの義です。
Refocus means to direct your attention, effort, or time back to an important thing after you have become distracted or your plan has started to drift. It is often used in work, study, meetings, and team planning when people need to get back to the main goal. In this meaning, it is about the mind or activity, not about adjusting the focus of a camera or lens.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
focus は「注意を向ける、集中する」、re- は「再び」を表す接頭辞なので、refocus は lose focus「集中を失う」の後に意識を戻す動きとして覚えます。concentrate は集中する状態そのもの、refocus はいったん乱れた後に立て直す点が特徴です。refocus on the task, refocus efforts, refocus attention の形で、人やチームの注意・努力を戻す場面を結びつけましょう。レンズの「焦点を合わせ直す」意味とは別に、比喩的な基本義として押さえると整理しやすいです。
Think of focus as "pay attention" and re- as "again," so refocus means bringing your mind back after you lose focus. Concentrate describes being in a focused state, but refocus highlights returning to that state after distraction. It helps to remember common patterns such as refocus on the task, refocus attention, and refocus efforts.
例文
After checking her messages, she took a deep breath and refocused on the report.
メッセージを確認したあと、彼女は深呼吸して報告書に集中し直した。
The manager asked the team to refocus their efforts on the most urgent problem.
上司はチームに、最も緊急な問題へ努力を集中し直すよう求めた。
When the discussion became too broad, the chair refocused the meeting on the original question.
議論が広がりすぎたとき、議長は会議を元の問いに集中し直させた。
焦点を合わせ直す
(意味 2)解説 Definition
一度失った焦点や集中力を再び合わせ直すことです。注意散漫になった状態から、もう一度目標に焦点を当て直します。
To refocus means to focus again after losing clear attention or direction. It can refer to making a camera or your eyes clear again, or to directing your thoughts and effort back to an important goal. It is common in both literal and figurative use.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
refocus は re-「再び」+ focus「焦点を合わせる」と分けると理解しやすい動詞です。この意味では、カメラ、目、レンズ、顕微鏡などの焦点をもう一度合わせ、ぼやけた像をはっきりさせる動作を表します。adjust the lens、get a clearer image と同じ場面で出やすい語です。refocus the camera、refocus the lens のように、光学的・視覚的な調整と結びつけて覚えましょう。
The prefix `re-` means `again`, so `refocus` means `focus again`. In this sense, it is about adjusting a camera, eye, lens, or microscope to make an image clear again. Phrases like `refocus the camera` and `refocus the lens` are useful memory hooks.
例文
After the break, she refocused on her work.
休憩後、彼女は仕事に再び焦点を合わせ直しました。
The team needed to refocus their efforts on the main objective.
チームは主な目標に努力を再び集中させる必要がありました。
He refocused the camera lens to get a clearer picture.
彼はより明確な写真を取るためにカメラレンズの焦点を合わせ直しました。
refocus の語源・成り立ち Etymology
refocus は re-「再び」+ focus「集中する、焦点を合わせる」から成ります。focus はラテン語 focus「炉、中心」由来で、注意や光が一点に集まる感覚へ広がりました。
Refocus is made from the prefix re-, meaning "again," and focus, meaning to direct attention or bring to a center. Focus comes from the Latin word focus, meaning "hearth" or "fireplace," and later developed the idea of a central point where light or attention comes together.
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