zipper
ジッパー
解説 Definition
zipper は、服やかばんなどについている「ジッパー」「ファスナー」という意味です。日本語では「チャック」とも言いますが、英語の zipper は開閉する部品そのものを指す一般的な語です。
A zipper is a fastening device with two rows of teeth that are joined or separated by moving a small sliding part. It is commonly used to open and close clothing, bags, and similar items.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
zip「ビュッと動く・閉める」に、道具や人を表す -er が付いた語と捉えます。服やかばんの「歯」を引き手で一気にかみ合わせる場面を思い浮かべ、zip up a jacket、a broken zipper、unzip a bag のまとまりで覚えると実用的です。
Connect zipper with the verb zip, meaning to fasten something quickly with this device. The ending -er often names a tool or thing that performs an action, so a zipper is the device that lets you zip a jacket or bag. Picture its two rows of teeth joining as you pull the slider. Learn it through common combinations such as a broken zipper, pull the zipper, zip up a jacket, and unzip a bag. Remember that English zipper refers to the fastening device itself, not merely the action of closing it.
例文
The zipper on my jacket is broken.
私の上着のジッパーが壊れています。
Please close the zipper on your bag.
バッグのジッパーを閉めてください。
She pulled the zipper slowly so it would not catch.
彼女は引っかからないように、ゆっくりジッパーを引きました。
zipper の類義語・関連語
zipper の語源・成り立ち Etymology
zipper は現代英語の zip「ビュッと素早く動く」につく -er からできた語で、もとは動きや音をまねた擬音的表現です。20世紀初頭に商品名として広まり、歯が一気にかみ合う感じを名にしたので、unzip, zip up にも『さっと閉じる』感覚が残ります。
Zipper was formed from zip and the noun-forming suffix -er. Zip developed as an imitative word suggesting a quick, light movement or sound. The fastener acquired the name zipper in the early twentieth century, when the term was promoted commercially for products using the device. Its connection with speed remains visible in the verbs zip, zip up, and unzip, which describe operating the fastener.
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