scrim
薄織布
解説 Definition
演劇舞台の背景や装飾に使用される薄い布地を指す名詞。光の効果や舞台装置として機能する透光性の素材。
Scrim is a thin, light cloth with a loose weave. It is used in areas like theater, photography, sewing, and construction as a screen, backing, or reinforcing layer. The exact use changes by field, but it usually refers to a practical fabric rather than a decorative one.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
舞台で使う『半分スクリーン』のような布、と覚えると残りやすい。screen のように完全に隠すものではなく、光を当てると透けたり、前後の見え方が変わったりするのが scrim。theater, stage, curtain, lighting と結び付けると記憶しやすい。単なる cloth ではなく『演出効果を出す薄布』という使用場面ごと覚えると、普通の幕やカーテンと混同しにくい。
Think of scrim as a screen that is not fully a screen. On a stage, it can partly hide something and then reveal it when the lighting changes. Linking it with theater, curtains, and lighting makes it easier to keep in mind.
例文
The scrim behind the stage created an ethereal atmosphere for the performance.
舞台の後ろの薄布は、パフォーマンスに幻想的な雰囲気を作り出した。
Lighting effects shone through the scrim to create dramatic shadows.
照明効果は薄布を通して輝き、劇的な影を作った。
The designers used a scrim to hide the stage machinery from the audience.
デザイナーは薄布を使用して、観客から舞台機械を隠した。
scrim の類義語・関連語
類義語
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scrim の語源・成り立ち Etymology
scrim は18世紀末スコットランドで見える語だが、語源は不詳で、はっきりした接頭辞・語根分解もできない。scrim cloth や scrim curtain など同じ語幹の派生が示す通り、粗く透ける布という感触そのものが意味の核になっている。
Scrim has been found in Scottish English since the late 18th century, but its deeper origin is uncertain. Linguists have not identified a clear root or source language for it. Its history seems tied mainly to the idea of a thin, coarse, partly transparent cloth. Later uses such as scrim cloth and scrim curtain kept that basic sense.
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