ditchとは

意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

From Middle English dich, from 古期英語 dīċ (“trench, moat”) from Proto-Germanic *dīkaz (compare Swedish dike, Icelandic díki, West Frisian dyk (“dam”), Dutch dijk (“id.”), German Teich (“pond”)), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (“to stick, set up”) (compare Latin fīgō (“to affix, fasten”), Lithuanian diegti (“to prick; plant”), dýgsti (“to geminate, grow”)). Doublet of dike.

名詞

ditch

ditch (複数形 ditches)

1. A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.

   Digging ditches has long been considered one of the most demanding forms of manual labor.

派生語

参考

• fosse
• moat

動詞

ditch (三人称単数 現在形 ditches, 現在分詞 ditching, 過去形および過去分詞形 ditched)

1. (transitive) To discard or abandon.

   Once the sun came out we ditched our rain-gear and started a campfire.

2. (intransitive) To deliberately crash-land an airplane on water.

   When the second engine failed, the pilot was forced to ditch; their last location was just south of the Azores.

3. (intransitive) To deliberately not attend classes; to play hookey.

   The truant officer caught Louise ditching with her friends, and her parents were forced to pay a fine.

4. (intransitive) To dig ditches.

   Enclosure led to fuller winter employment in hedging and ditching.

5. (transitive) To dig ditches around.

   The soldiers ditched the tent to prevent flooding.

6. (transitive) To throw into a ditch.

   The engine was ditched and turned on its side.

同意語

• abandon
• discard
• dump
• jettison
• lose
• shed
• See also Thesaurus:junk

語源 2

From earlier deche, from Middle English dechen, from 古期英語 dēcan (“to smear, plaster, daub”). More at deech.

動詞

ditch (三人称単数 現在形 ditches, 現在分詞 ditching, 過去形および過去分詞形 ditched)

1. Alternative form of deech

名詞

ditch (usually uncountable, 複数形 ditches)

1. Alternative form of deech