shrubbery
植え込み
解説 Definition
低木が植えられた庭の一画。装飾や境界のために植えられた低木の集まり。
Shrubbery is an area where shrubs, or small bushes, are growing together. It is commonly used for gardens, parks, and the planted areas around buildings. The word usually refers to the group of plants as a feature of the landscape.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
shrub を知っていればかなり楽です。shrub は「低木」、-ery は bakery などでも見える「場所・集まり」っぽい形なので、shrubbery で「低木がまとまってある場所」と捉えると覚えやすいです。tree のような高い木ではなく、bush よりも庭園で整えて植えた感じが強い語。ホテルや公園の入口、歩道脇の植え込みを思い浮かべると定着します。hedge は生け垣、shrubbery はその一角全体、という違いも一緒に押さえると混同しにくいです。
Start with `shrub`, which is a small woody plant, smaller than a tree. The ending `-ery` can suggest a place or group, so `shrubbery` is a planted area full of shrubs. Picture the neat bushes along a path, hotel entrance, or garden edge. It sounds more planned and decorative than a simple `bush`.
例文
The shrubbery around the house provides privacy from the neighbors.
家を囲む植え込みは隣人からプライバシーを守ります。
She trimmed the shrubbery to keep her garden looking neat.
彼女は庭を美しく保つために植え込みを剪定しました。
The thick shrubbery along the fence serves as a natural boundary.
柵に沿った厚い植え込みは天然の境界として機能します。
shrubbery の類義語・関連語
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shrubbery の語源・成り立ち Etymology
shrubbery は shrub＋-ery。shrub は古英語 scrybb 系の「低木・やぶ」に由来し、-ery はフランス語系の「集まり・場所」を表す接尾辞なので、文字通り「低木の集まった場所」、つまり植え込みを表す。関連語は shrub、shrubby。
Shrubbery is formed from shrub and the ending -ery, which often means a place or collection. Shrub comes from Old English words for low woody growth or brush, and shrubby is related. So shrubbery originally meant a place filled with shrubs, and that basic sense has stayed the same.
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