下請け業者
解説 Definition
subcontractors は subcontractor（下請け業者）の複数形です。主契約者から仕事の一部を請け負う会社や個人を指します。建設、製造、ITなど、複数の専門業者が関わる仕事でよく使われます。
Subcontractors are companies or individuals hired to perform part of the work covered by a larger contract, usually under the direction of a main or general contractor. They often provide specialized labor or services in fields such as construction, manufacturing, and information technology.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
単数形 subcontractor に複数の -s が付いた規則的な複数形で、発音の末尾は /z/ です。sub-「下位の」＋contract「契約」＋-or「人・業者」から、主契約者 contractor の下で専門部分を請け負う会社や個人を表します。建設・ITで複数業者を管理する場面と結び付けます。
Break subcontractors into sub- (“under”), contract, -or (“a person or entity that performs an action”), and plural -s. The singular is subcontractor, and the final -s is pronounced /z/. Picture a general contractor managing a building project while electricians, plumbers, and other specialists complete separate portions under smaller agreements. Those specialists are subcontractors. The term describes their contractual position, not necessarily their size or importance. Contrast them with the client, who commissions the project, and the main contractor, who holds the primary contract.
例文
Several subcontractors worked on the office building.
複数の下請け業者がそのオフィスビルの工事に携わりました。
The manager checked the schedules of all subcontractors.
管理者はすべての下請け業者の予定を確認しました。
We asked the subcontractors to follow the same safety rules.
私たちは下請け業者に同じ安全規則を守るよう求めました。
subcontractors の類義語・関連語
類義語
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subcontractors の語源・成り立ち Etymology
subcontractors は sub-「下に」＋contract「契約」＋-or「する人」＋-s から成ります。contract はラテン語 contrahere「引き寄せて取り決める」に由来し、subcontractor は「主契約の下で仕事を請ける人」という成り立ちです。関連語に contract、subcontract があります。
Subcontractors is the regular plural of subcontractor. The word is built from subcontract and the agent suffix -or, followed by plural -s. Subcontract combines sub-, meaning “under” or “secondary,” with contract. Contract ultimately derives from Latin contrahere, “to draw together” and hence “to make an agreement.” A subcontractor therefore works under a secondary contract connected to a primary one.
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