改修中
解説 Definition
refurbishing は、古い建物や部屋、機器などを修理・清掃・更新して良い状態に戻す作業を表す名詞です。refurbish の動名詞・現在分詞形でもあり、現在分詞としては進行中の改修を表します。
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.
使い方 Usage
- closed for refurbishing は「改修のため休業中」。for の後ろの refurbishing は作業を表す名詞です。 Closed for refurbishing means closed while improvement work takes place. After for, refurbishing functions as a noun naming the work.
- Refurbishing the office のように対象を続けると、「事務所を改修すること」という動名詞句になります。 Add an object to form a gerund phrase, as in refurbishing the office, meaning the activity of improving the office.
使い分け Common distinctions
- 単なる清掃より広く、修理や部品交換、設備の更新も含みます。取り壊すのではなく、既存の物を改良する作業です。 Refurbishing goes beyond simple cleaning and can include repairs, replacement, and modernization. It improves the existing object rather than demolishing it.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
refurbish「改修する・整備し直す」に -ing を付けた形です。古いホテルのロビーを修理し、傷んだ備品を替え、きれいにして良い状態へ戻す作業を思い浮かべましょう。
Add -ing directly to refurbish, meaning restore something old or used to good condition. Picture workers repairing an old hotel lobby, replacing worn fittings, and cleaning it. The whole improvement process is refurbishing.
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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