ステッチ
解説 Definition
stitching は stitch（縫う、縫い目を作る）の動名詞・現在分詞です。名詞としては、布や革などに施された縫い目やステッチ、または縫う作業を表します。
Stitching is the threadwork or series of stitches used to join, reinforce, or decorate fabric, leather, or similar material. It can also refer to the activity or process of sewing those stitches.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
stitch「縫う・ひと針」に -ing を付けた形で、動名詞・現在分詞のほか、集合的に「縫い目、ステッチ」を表す名詞になります。針が布を一突きずつ通り、連続した線を作る像で覚えましょう。the stitching on a jacket、stitching along the edge のように、糸そのものより縫われた線や仕上がりに注目する語です。
Stitching comes from stitch plus -ing. It may name the activity of sewing, but as a noun it often refers collectively to the visible lines or workmanship created by stitches. Picture a needle repeatedly piercing fabric and leaving a continuous trail of thread; that trail is the stitching. Useful patterns include the stitching on a jacket, stitching along the edge, decorative stitching, and neat stitching. A stitch can be one individual loop or pass of thread, while stitching usually means the overall sewn work or pattern. Seam refers more specifically to the line where pieces are joined.
例文
The stitching on this jacket is very neat.
このジャケットのステッチはとてもきれいです。
She checked the stitching along the edge of the bag.
彼女はバッグの端に沿った縫い目を確認しました。
The red stitching made the black shoes look sharper.
赤いステッチのおかげで、黒い靴がより引き締まって見えました。
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stitching の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語「stice（一突き、鋭い痛み）」に由来し、印欧語根「突く」が基盤です。行為を表す接尾辞「-ing」が付き、針が布を貫く動作を名詞化しました。同じ語源を持つ「stick（刺す）」と通じ、縫い目とは布を「連続して刺してつなぐこと」という原点が明確になります。
Stitching is formed from stitch and the action or result suffix -ing. Stitch descends from Old English stice, which referred to a puncture, stab, or sharp pain, reflecting the basic action of a pointed object piercing something. The sewing sense developed from the needle's repeated penetration of cloth and the thread loops produced by it. Adding -ing names either the process of making stitches or the resulting body of sewn threadwork. The historical image of piercing remains clear in both senses.
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