測量
解説 Definition
surveying は survey（測量する、調査する）の現在分詞・動名詞で、名詞としては土地や建物の位置・形を測る測量という意味です。建設、地図作成、不動産などの分野でよく使われます。
The professional activity of measuring and mapping land, including its positions, distances, angles, elevations, and boundaries. It supplies accurate spatial information for construction, mapping, property records, and similar work.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 survey に -ing を付けた形ですが、ここでは一般的な「調査」ではなく、土地の距離・角度・境界・高低差を測る専門的な「測量」です。land surveying、accurate surveying、surveying equipment のまとまりで、建設や地図作成の前に土地を正確に測る場面を覚えましょう。
Surveying is formed by adding -ing to survey, but here it names a specialized activity rather than a general questionnaire or inspection. Picture a team measuring distances, angles, elevations, and property boundaries before a road or building project begins. Learn the phrases land surveying, accurate surveying, and surveying equipment. The older image behind survey is looking over something from above; in surveying, that broad view becomes precise measurement and mapping. This distinguishes the technical noun from conducting a customer survey or casually surveying a room.
例文
Surveying began before the road project started.
道路工事が始まる前に測量が始まりました。
The team used drones for surveying the large field.
チームは広い土地の測量にドローンを使いました。
Accurate surveying is important when planning a new building.
新しい建物を計画するとき、正確な測量は重要です。
surveying の類義語・関連語
類義語
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surveying の語源・成り立ち Etymology
surveying は survey＋-ing の名詞化です。survey は古フランス語由来で、sur-「上から」＋veoir/voir「見る」（ラテン語 videre）にさかのぼります。もとは「見渡して調べる」で、土地の境界や距離を定める「測量」になりました。関連語は supervise, view。
Surveying is the gerund and specialized noun formed from survey plus -ing. Survey entered English through Anglo-French forms based on elements meaning “over” and “to see,” ultimately connected with Latin videre, “to see.” Its early sense involved looking over and inspecting land. From that practice developed the technical meaning of measuring land, boundaries, distances, and elevations for maps, ownership records, and construction.
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