remodeling
改造
解説 Definition
remodeling は remodel（改造する、作り替える）の動名詞・現在分詞からできた名詞です。建物や部屋などを改修して形や機能を変えることを表し、アメリカ英語でよく使われます。
The process of changing the structure, design, or features of a building or room to improve its appearance or usefulness. The term is especially common in American English for substantial home or workplace alterations.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
remodel「作り替える」に -ing を付けた形です。re-「再び」＋ model「型・形」と分け、「建物を別の形や機能へ作り直すこと」と覚えます。kitchen remodeling、bathroom remodeling のように場所を前に置くのが典型です。単なる repair「故障を直す」より、間取りや設備を変える改造・改修に重点があります。英国式では remodelling とも書きます。
Break remodeling into re-, “again,” model, “form or pattern,” and -ing, which turns the activity into a noun here. Think of giving a kitchen or bathroom a new form, not merely fixing a broken part. Common combinations include kitchen remodeling, bathroom remodeling, and a remodeling project. This helps separate remodeling from repair: repair restores something damaged, while remodeling changes its design, layout, or function. The headword uses the usual American spelling with one l. British English commonly writes remodelling with two l’s, although the underlying verb and meaning remain the same.
例文
The kitchen remodeling took three weeks.
キッチンの改造には3週間かかりました。
They saved money for bathroom remodeling.
彼らは浴室の改造のためにお金をためました。
The office remodeling made the room brighter and easier to use.
オフィスの改造で、部屋は明るく使いやすくなりました。
remodeling の類義語・関連語
remodeling の語源・成り立ち Etymology
remodeling は remodel＋-ing。re- は「再び」、model はフランス語・イタリア語を経てラテン語 modulus「尺度・型」にさかのぼり、文字どおり「型をもう一度作り直す」で「改造」の意味になる。関連語は model, mode。
Remodeling is formed from remodel and the noun-forming -ing ending. Remodel combines re-, “again” or “anew,” with model. Model entered English through French and Italian forms ultimately based on Latin modulus, “a small measure, standard, or pattern,” a diminutive of modus, “measure or manner.” Thus, remodeling literally suggests forming something anew according to a changed design. The single-l spelling remodeling is standard in American English; British English commonly uses remodelling.
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