サラン
解説 Definition
saran は「サラン」と呼ばれる合成樹脂の一種を指す名詞です。日本語では食品用ラップの商品名の印象が強いですが、英語では素材名として使われることがあります。
Saran is a trade-derived name used for certain synthetic resins, especially materials historically based on vinylidene chloride, and for films made from them. It should not automatically be treated as a general technical term for every kind of plastic food wrap.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
saran は古典語の語根に分ける語ではなく、もとは米国で合成樹脂に付けられた商標名。Sarah と Ann を合わせた名称とされるので、人名由来の商品名として覚える。日本語では食品用ラップの印象が強いが、英語では特定の樹脂やその薄膜を指す歴史的・素材的な文脈があり、plastic film 全般とは同義でない。
Do not try to divide saran into ancient roots. It began as a commercial name for a synthetic resin and is commonly explained as a blend of the personal names Sarah and Ann. That origin makes it easier to remember as a coined product or material name. In Japanese, “Saran Wrap” strongly suggests household food wrap, but English saran may occur in historical or technical discussion of resin, protective film, and packaging. Keep it separate from the broad expression plastic film, because many modern wrapping films use other polymers and are not necessarily saran.
例文
The package was wrapped in a thin layer of saran.
その包みは薄いサランの膜で包まれていました。
Saran was once used for protective films and packaging.
サランはかつて保護フィルムや包装に使われていました。
The article explained how saran differs from ordinary plastic film.
その記事では、サランが一般的なプラスチックフィルムとどう違うかを説明していました。
saran の類義語・関連語
派生語
saran の語源・成り立ち Etymology
Saran は古典語由来ではなく、米ダウ社が vinylidene chloride 系樹脂につけた商標名です。語形は Sarah と Ann を合わせた造語とされ、語源分解より商品名の由来を知る語です。関連語は Saran Wrap, vinylidene chloride。
Saran was created as a trademark by the Dow Chemical Company for resins based historically on vinylidene chloride and for products made from them. It is not inherited from Greek or Latin. The name is widely reported to have been coined by combining Sarah and Ann, names associated with the families of company personnel. The trademark later became closely associated with wrapping film, although the material composition of products sold under related brand names has changed over time.
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