smoothの意味・使い方・発音

smooth

英 [smuːð] 美 [smʊð]

滑らかな、平らな、滑らかな、つるつるした、丸みを帯びた

中英語のsmootheから、古英語のsmotheから、平らな、滑らかな、語源は不明だが、おそらく子音クラスターsm-から。

smooth: smooth: [OE] Smooth is a mystery word, with no known relatives in any other Indo-European language. The usual term in Old English was smēthe, which survived into modern English dialect speech as smeeth. Smooth comes from the late Old English variant smōth.
smooth (adj.): Old English smoe "smooth, serene, calm," variant of smeee "free from roughness, not harsh, polished; soft; suave; agreeable," of unknown origin and with no known cognates. Of words, looks, "pleasant, polite, sincere" late 14c., but later "flattering, insinuating" (mid-15c.). Slang meaning "superior, classy, clever" is attested from 1893. Sense of "stylish" is from 1922.

Smooth-bore in reference to guns is from 1812. smooth talk (v.) is recorded from 1950. A 1599 dictionary has smoothboots "a flatterer, a faire spoken man, a cunning tongued fellow." The usual Old English form was smeee, and there is a dialectal smeeth found in places names, such as Smithfield, Smedley.
smooth (v.): late Old English smot "to make smooth," replacing smeean "to smooth, soften, polish; appease, soothe;" smeeian "smoothen, become smooth," from the source of smooth (adj.). Meaning "to make smooth" is c. 1200. Related: Smoothed; smoothing. Middle English also had a verb form smoothen (mid-14c.).

1. The flagstones beneath their feet were worn smooth by centuries of use.: 彼らの足元の石畳の道は数百年にわたって踏みつけられ、つるつるに磨かれている。

＜dl>＜dt＞3.Twelve extremely good-looking， smooth young men have been picked as finalists.

12人の特に美しく精明な青年男子が決勝戦に参加する選手に選ばれた。

4.The ride was smooth until they got into the merchant ship 's wake.: 商船の後流にぶつかるまで順調に航行していた。

5.Continue whisking until the mixture looks smooth and creamy.: 混合物が均一になるまで攪拌し続けた。