refurbishing
改修中
解説 Definition
refurbishing は、refurbish（改修する、整備し直す）の動名詞・現在分詞です。名詞としては、建物や部屋、機器などを修理・整備してよい状態にする作業を指します。
Refurbishing is the activity or process of repairing, cleaning, updating, and improving an old building, room, or piece of equipment so that it returns to good condition. It is also the present participle of refurbish when describing an ongoing action.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 refurbish「改修する・整備し直す」に -ing をそのまま付けた形で、発音は末尾が /ɪŋ/。名詞的には改修作業、分詞なら改修している動作を表す。refurbishing a lobby、closed for refurbishing のように、古い建物や機器を良好な状態へ戻す場面で覚える。
Connect refurbishing with refurbish, meaning to restore something used or old to good condition. The form is regular: add -ing directly to refurbish, producing refurbishing, with a final /ɪŋ/ sound. Picture workers repairing surfaces, replacing worn fittings, and cleaning an old hotel lobby. That whole improvement process is refurbishing. Useful patterns include refurbishing the office, closed for refurbishing, and finish refurbishing the lobby. Unlike demolition, refurbishing keeps the main object and improves it; unlike simple cleaning, it can include repairs, replacement, and modernization. As a noun, it names the work, while as a participle it describes the action in progress.
例文
The hotel is closed for refurbishing this month.
そのホテルは今月、改修のため休業しています。
Refurbishing the old office took longer than expected.
古い事務所の改修は予想より長くかかりました。
The company plans to finish refurbishing the lobby by Friday.
会社は金曜日までにロビーの改修を終える予定です。
refurbishing の類義語・関連語
refurbishing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 re-（再び）+ furbish（古フランス語 forbir＝磨く、ゲルマン祖語由来）が語源。「再び磨き上げる」→「改修する」の意。関連語: furnish（備え付ける）、burnish（磨く）。古い建物や設備を新品同様に蘇らせるニュアンスを持つ。
Refurbishing is the -ing form of refurbish. Refurbish was formed with re-, “again,” and furbish, an older verb meaning “to polish or brighten.” Furbish came through Old French forbir, a word of Germanic origin used especially for polishing weapons or metal. The literal image of polishing something again broadened into repairing, renovating, and improving buildings, furniture, and equipment so that they look or function well.
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