トリマー
解説 Definition
trimmer は、trim（刈る、整える）に -er が付いた語で、物を整えて切る道具や、それを行う人を指します。日本語の「トリマー」はペットの毛を整える人を指すことが多いですが、英語では芝生・ひげ・紙などを切りそろえる道具にも広く使います。
A trimmer is a person who cuts or shapes something neatly, or a tool or machine designed for that purpose. The word is commonly used for devices that trim hedges, grass, beards, paper, and similar materials, as well as for people who groom animals.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
trim「端や毛を切って整える」＋ -er「人・道具」と分ければ、trimmer が「整える人／器具」だと分かります。hedge trimmer、beard trimmer、paper trimmer のように対象を前に置くのが典型です。英語ではペット美容師だけを指す語ではない点に注意しましょう。
Build trimmer from trim, “to cut or shape neatly,” plus -er, which can name either a person who performs an action or a tool that performs it. That double function explains the English range of the noun. A pet trimmer is a person, while a hedge trimmer, beard trimmer, or paper trimmer is usually a device. Picture the same result in every case: uneven material is removed so that the edge, hair, or surface looks neat. This wider pattern is important because the Japanese loanword often suggests a pet groomer, whereas English trimmer frequently refers to equipment.
例文
He bought a new trimmer for the garden.
彼は庭用の新しいトリマーを買いました。
The trimmer cut the edges of the paper neatly.
そのトリマーは紙の端をきれいに切りそろえました。
She works as a pet trimmer at a small shop.
彼女は小さな店でペットトリマーとして働いています。
trimmer の類義語・関連語
trimmer の語源・成り立ち Etymology
trimmer は trim「刈る・整える」に -er「する人・道具」が付いた語です。trim は古英語 trymman「整える・強くする」にさかのぼり、trim や trimly も同根。だから trimmer は「形よく整えるもの」です。
Trimmer is formed regularly from the verb trim and the agent or instrument suffix -er, so it literally denotes someone or something that trims. Trim can be traced to Old English trymman, which meant “to strengthen, arrange, or set in order.” Its later meanings developed toward preparing, decorating, and cutting something into a neat condition. The noun therefore came to cover both workers who shape or cut material and tools designed to produce the same orderly result.
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