stile
踏み越し段
解説 Definition
牧場や田園地帯の柵を人が越えるために設けられた階段状の構造物。
A stile is a small structure that lets people cross over a fence or wall, especially in the countryside. It is common in British English and is often found on walking paths through fields.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
stile は日常語ではないので、まず step・stair と近い「またいで上がる足場」の仲間として覚えると残りやすい。牧場の柵に沿って置かれ、人だけが数段を上って越える小さな階段、という場面を固定するとよい。style と1文字違いで紛らわしいが、意味は全く別。英語では climb over a stile, cross the fence by a stile のように、田園の散歩道の描写で出やすい。
Link `stile` with `step` and `stair`: it is something you step on to get over a fence. Picture a country path where people climb over a small set of steps, but animals cannot. Be careful not to confuse it with `style`, which only differs by one letter.
例文
We climbed over the stile and continued along the footpath through the field.
私たちは踏み越し段を越えて、野原の小道を歩き続けた。
The old wooden stile was rotting and badly in need of repair.
古い木製の踏み越し段は腐りかけており、修理が急務だった。
A stile allows hikers to cross fences without leaving gates open for livestock to escape.
踏み越し段はハイカーが家畜が逃げないよう門を開けずに柵を越えることを可能にする。
stile の類義語・関連語
紛らわしい語
stile の語源・成り立ち Etymology
stile は古英語 stigel に由来し、その元には stigan「よじ登る・踏み上がる」があります。つまり「登って越えるためのもの」が原義で、柵を越える踏み越し段の意味に納得できます。関連語に stair、step があります。
"Stile" comes from Old English "stigel," from the verb "stigan," meaning "to climb" or "step up." It originally meant something used for climbing over. That is why it came to mean a structure for crossing a fence or wall, and it is related to English words like "step" and "stair."
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