Wordsmithとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

The noun is derived from word +‎ smith (“craftsperson who works metal into desired forms; (by extension) one who makes anything”). The verb is derived from the noun.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈwɜːdsmɪθ/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈwɝdˌsmɪθ/
• ハイフネーション: word‧smith

名詞

wordsmith (plural wordsmiths)

1. One who uses words skilfully. [from late 19th c.]

   Synonym: (one sense) wordmonger

   Hyponyms: logodaedalus, wordman, wordsman, wordster

   She has always been known as a capable wordsmith, but in this latest novel she also shows surprising emotional depth.

   • 2021, Little Simz, “Introvert”, in Sometimes I Might Be Introvert‎:

     I bottle up and then spill it in verses / One day, I'm wordless, next day, I'm a wordsmith / Close to success, but to happiness, I'm the furthest

等位語

• jokesmith
• songsmith

派生語

• wordsmithery

参考

• prose stylist
• Thesaurus:writer

動詞

wordsmith (third-person singular simple present wordsmiths, present participle wordsmithing, simple past and past participle wordsmithed)

1. (transitive) To skilfully compose or craft (something written).
   • 2022 November 10, Simon Montlake, “In Ohio, one man’s quest to get more voters to agree to disagree”, in The Christian Science Monitor‎, Boston, Mass.: Christian Science Publishing Society, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 5 April 2023:

     Then he reads the prompt, which has been carefully wordsmithed by Mr. [Ted] Wetzel and his collaborators.

派生語

• wordsmithing (noun)

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