engineer(エンジニア)
要点技師、機関士
意味
- 技師,技術家
- 《米》(特に鉄道の)機関士
- 巧みに事を処理する人,手腕家
- (陸軍の)工兵;(海軍の)機関士官
- (技師として)…を設計する,建設する
- …を巧みに処理する,工作する
例文
How many engineers took part in the conference?
何人のエンジニアがその会議に参加しましたか。
The young engineer was deficient in experience.
その若い技師は経験が不足していた。
My father works for the company as an engineer.
父は、技師としてその会社で働いています。
語源
engine(機械)+-eer(人)。engineはラテン語ingenium「才知・工夫」から。工夫して機械を作る人「技師」。
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
The noun is derived from: * Middle English enginour (“one who designs, constructs, or operates military works for attack or defence, etc.; machine designer”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman enginour, engigneour [and other forms], and Middle French and Old French engigneor, engigneour, engignier (“one who designs, constructs, or operates military works for attack or defence; architect; carpenter; craftsman; designer; planner; one who deceives or schemes”) (modern French ingénieur), from engin (“contraption, device; machine; invention; creativity, ingenuity; intelligence; deception, ruse, trickery”) + -eor, -or (suffix forming agent nouns); engin is derived from Latin ingenium (“innate or…