carpenter
英 ['kɑːp(ə)ntə]
美 ['kɑrpəntɚ]
- n. 大工、木工職人
- vi.大工になる、大工として働く
- vt.作る
- n. （大工）人の名前；（E.P.P.F.）カーペンター
語源
木匠語源的にはcar, chariotと同じで、もともとは馬車や戦車を作る人。
英語の語源
- carpenter
- carpenter: [14] Etymologically, a carpenter is a ‘maker of carriages’. The word comes, via Anglo-Norman carpenter, from late Latin carpentārius, originally an adjective derived from carpentum ‘two-wheeled vehicle’. This, like the similar and perhaps related Latin carrus, source of English car, was of Celtic origin. The generalization in meaning to ‘worker in wood’ took place before the word was borrowed into English.
- carpenter (n.)
- "wood-worker," c. 1300 (attested from early 12c. as a surname), from Anglo-French carpenter, Old North French carpentier (Old French and Modern French charpentier), from Late Latin (artifex) carpentarius "wagon (maker)," from Latin carpentum "wagon, two-wheeled carriage, cart," from Gaulish, from Old Celtic *carpentom (compare Old Irish carpat, Gaelic carbad "carriage"), probably related to Gaulish karros (see car).
Also from the Late Latin word are Spanish carpentero, Italian carpentiero. Replaced Old English treowwyrhta, literally "tree-wright." German Zimmermann "carpenter" is from Old High German zimbarman, from zimbar "wood for building, timber," cognate with Old Norse timbr (see timber). First record of carpenter bee is from 1844. A carpenter's rule (1690s) is foldable, suitable for carrying in the pocket.
例文
- 1. They are sleeping in the carpenter 's shop directly above.
- 彼らは真上の大工屋で寝ている。
- 2.He left school at 15 and trained as an apprentice carpenter .
- 彼は15歳で中退し、木工見習いになった。
- 3.Mr Carpenter is obviously a devotee of Britten 'smusic.
- 明らかに、カーペンター氏はブリトン音楽の熱狂的な愛好家だ。
- 4.I should like a word with the carpenter .
- 大工さんと話したい。
- 5.She was in the second year of her apprenticeship as a carpenter .
- 彼女は大工見習いをして2年目になる。