wright
職人
解説 Definition
特定の仕事やスキルを持つ職人を指す言葉です。様々な職種の後ろに付けて使われます。
A wright is a person who builds or makes something by hand, especially in older or traditional usage. The word appears in names such as shipwright or wheelwright. By itself, it is not common in everyday modern English.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
wright は単独で覚えるより、「何かを作る専門職」を表す語尾としてまとめて覚えると定着しやすい。playwright は一見 write に見えるが、意味の芯は「劇を作る人」。同じ感覚で shipwright は船大工、wheelwright は車輪職人。right / write / rite と発音が同じで非常に紛らわしいので、wright を見たらまず「技能で物を作る側」と反応できるようにすると区別しやすい。
`-wright` is an old word part for a person who makes things by skill. That is why `playwright`, `shipwright`, and `wheelwright` all mean makers, not writers. It sounds like `write`, `right`, and `rite`, so use the spelling `wr-...-ght` as a signal for a craft worker.
例文
A wheelwright makes and repairs wheels.
車輪職人は車輪を製造・修理します。
The playwright wrote several famous dramas.
その劇作家は何本かの有名な劇を書きました。
A shipwright builds ships.
造船職人は船を建造します。
wright の類義語・関連語
wright の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 wryhta「作り手・職人」に由来し、動詞 work の祖先 wyrcan「作る、働く」と同系です。もともとは「手を動かして何かを作る人」という感覚で、work や wrought も同じ流れにあります。
Wright comes from Old English wryhta, meaning "worker" or "maker." It belongs to the same word family as work and the old form wrought. Over time, it became a name for a skilled person who makes things by hand, especially in compounds like playwright or shipwright.
外部辞書で調べる
この単語を英単語クイズで覚えよう