shipwright
船大工
解説 Definition
船大工；船舶を建造・修理する職人。
A shipwright is a person whose job is to build or repair ships and boats, especially wooden ones. The word is traditional and often connected with skilled handwork and older methods of shipbuilding. It is more specific than a general builder or carpenter.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず ship はそのまま「船」。覚える核は wright で、write（書く）と混同しないこと。wright は「物を作る職人」を表し、wheelwright などにも残る形です。つまり shipwright は sailor のような「船に乗る人」ではなく、船を建造・修理する作り手。carpenter よりも対象が船に特化した語だと押さえるとよいです。old shipwright, master shipwright のように、造船所で働く熟練職人の場面と結びつけると定着しやすくなります。
Split it into `ship` + `wright`. Be careful: `wright` is not `write`; it is an old word for a maker or builder, also seen in words like `wheelwright`. So a `shipwright` is the person who builds or repairs ships, not someone who sails them.
例文
A shipwright builds wooden ships with precision.
船大工は正確に木製の船を建造する。
Shipwrights were essential in maritime industries.
船大工は海事産業に不可欠だった。
The shipwright's skills were passed down through generations.
船大工の技術は世代を通じて受け継がれた。
shipwright の類義語・関連語
shipwright の語源・成り立ち Etymology
shipwright は Old English scip「船」+ wyrhta「作り手」。wright は write ではなく「工作する」語根で、wheelwright や playwright にも残るため、「船を書く人」でなく「船を作る職人」と分かる。
Shipwright comes from Old English scip, meaning "ship," and wyrhta, meaning "worker" or "maker." Here wright does not connect to write; it is an old word for a builder or craftsman. The meaning stayed close to its roots: a person who makes ships, like a wheelwright makes wheels.
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