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engineer(エンジニア)

/ˈɛndʒənˈɪr/ 頻出 頻度 2651位

要点技師、機関士

意味

  1. 技師,技術家
  2. 《米》(特に鉄道の)機関士
  3. 巧みに事を処理する人,手腕家
  4. (陸軍の)工兵;(海軍の)機関士官
  5. (技師として)…を設計する,建設する
  6. …を巧みに処理する,工作する

例文

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…

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