easel

• n. イーゼル；黒板スタンド

ラテン語のasinus（ロバ）が語源。英語では、特定の物の名前を動物に置き換えることはよくある。

easel

easel: [17] Easel was borrowed from Dutch ezel, which means literally ‘donkey’ (it is related to English ass). The notion of loading a painting on to a stand, much as a burden is loaded on to a donkey, is echoed in the use of clotheshorse for a stand for hanging clothes on to dry or air.
=> ass

easel (n.)

1590s, from Dutch ezel "easel," originally "ass," from Middle Dutch esel, from Latin asinus "ass" (see ass (n.1)); the comparison being of loading a burden on a donkey and propping up a painting or canvas on a wooden stand (compare sawhorse, French chevalet, Italian cavalletto).

1. This is a well designed easel which folds up quickly and neatly.

この画架はよく設計されており、迅速かつ整然と折り畳むことができる。

2.He went round from easel to easel .

彼は1つのフレームを1つのフレームでぐるぐる回っている。

3.I took it from the easel and held it up to the windows.

私は絵を画架から外し、窓の前に持ち上げた。

4.In the good weather there was always an artist with his easel .

良い天気にはいつも芸術家と彼の画架がある。

5.In the good weather there was always an artist easel .

天気の良い日には、いつも画架を背負った画家がいる。