workmanlike
手際のよい、堅実な
解説 Definition
派手さや独創性よりも、確実さ、実用性、手際のよさが目立つ様子を表す形容詞。仕事や作業を無駄なく堅実に進める態度や出来栄えについて使われる。強い賞賛ではないが、安定していて信頼できるという肯定的な含みを持つ。
Workmanlike means done in a skillful, careful, and practical way. It is often used for work that is solid and reliable, even if it is not especially creative or impressive. The word is usually positive, with a focus on competence and efficiency.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
workmanlike は workman「職人」+ -like「〜らしい」と見て、まず『職人っぽく、黙ってきっちり仕上げる』場面を思い浮かべると残りやすいです。excellent や brilliant のように才能を褒める語ではなく、flashy ではないが dependable という評価。a workmanlike performance, a workmanlike repair のように、派手さより手堅さ・実用性を言う場面で出やすいです。businesslike が「事務的でてきぱき」なのに対し、workmanlike は『作業や出来ばえが堅実』に重心があります。
See it as `workman` + `-like`, so it means “like a skilled worker.” The memory hook is not brilliance, but solid, careful, dependable work. Compare it with `businesslike`: that is efficient in manner, while `workmanlike` focuses on the quality of the job.
例文
He approached the project in a workmanlike manner.
彼はそのプロジェクトに手際よく堅実に取り組んだ。
The team completed the task with a workmanlike approach.
そのチームは無駄のない堅実なやり方で任務を終えた。
Her workmanlike performance impressed the supervisor.
彼女の手際のよい堅実な仕事ぶりは上司に好印象を与えた。
workmanlike の類義語・関連語
workmanlike の語源・成り立ち Etymology
workmanlike は workman「職人」＋ -like「〜らしい」から成り、-like は古英語 -lic に由来する接尾辞です。『職人のように手堅く実用的』という像がそのまま意味になり、関連語に workmanship と businesslike があります。
Workmanlike is formed from workman and -like, meaning "like" or "having the character of." The suffix -like goes back to Old English -lic. The sense developed from "like a workman" to "done in a solid, practical, skillful way." Related words include workmanship and businesslike.
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