repainting
再塗装
解説 Definition
壁や家具などの表面を再び塗り直すこと。塗装をやり直す作業。
Repainting is the act of painting something again, usually to improve its appearance or protect its surface. It is often used for buildings, walls, vehicles, or furniture. The word can also refer to the process itself as a maintenance task.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず見抜きたいのは re- が「もう一度」、paint が「塗る」。この2つが分かれば repaint は「塗り直す」で、その -ing 形の repainting は「塗り直すこと・塗り直し作業」と自然に取れます。painting が「絵画」や「塗装」を表すのに対し、repainting は最初から“やり直し”の気配がある語。 house repainting, wall repainting のように、古くなった表面をもう一度きれいにする場面と結びつけると定着しやすいです。
This word is very clear if you split it: `re-` means again, and `painting` is painting. So `repainting` is painting again, usually because the first paint is old, damaged, or no longer looks good. Think of phrases like `house repainting` or `wall repainting`.
例文
The repainting of the old Victorian house took an entire summer to complete.
古いビクトリア様式の家の再塗装は完了するのに夏全体を要した。
After years of neglect, the repainting of the school building was long overdue.
何年もの放置の後、校舎の再塗装はとっくに必要な時期を過ぎていた。
The museum hired specialists for the careful repainting of the faded murals.
博物館は色あせた壁画の丁寧な再塗装のために専門家を雇った。
repainting の類義語・関連語
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repainting の語源・成り立ち Etymology
repaintingはre-「再び」+ paint「塗る」+ -ingから成る語で、paintは古フランス語を経てラテン語pingere「色を塗る」にさかのぼります。pigmentやpictureも同根で、「もう一度色を与える」と考えると再塗装の意味がすっと入ります。
"Repainting" combines "re-" meaning "again" with "painting," from the verb "paint." "Paint" came into English through Old French from Latin "pingere," meaning "to paint" or "color." The original idea is simply giving color again, and related English words from the same Latin root include "pigment" and "picture."
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