lighterとは

意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

light (“pale”) +‎ -er (“比較級”)

形容詞

lighter

1. comparative form of light: more light

   I prefer a lighter shade of pink.

語源 2

A lighter (sense 2)

light (“ignite”) +‎ -er (“agent”)

名詞

lighter (複数形 lighters)

1. One who, or that which, lights.

   a lighter of lamps

2. A small, reusable handheld device for creating fire, especially for lighting cigarettes.

   Cigarette in mouth, he clutched his pockets in search of a lighter.

派生した語

• → Japanese: ライター (raitā)
• → Korean: 라이터 (raiteo)

語源 3

light (“unload, lighten”) +‎ -er (“agent”); or possibly from Middle Low German luchter

名詞

lighter (複数形 lighters)

1. A flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances (especially for canals または for loading または unloading larger boats).

動詞

lighter (三人称単数 現在形 lighters, 現在分詞 lightering, 過去形および過去分詞形 lightered)

1. To transfer (cargo または passengers) to or from a ship by means of a lighter or other small vessel.
   • 1900. Report of the Commission Appointed by the President to Investigate the Conduct of the War Department in the War with Spain. Vol. 7, pg. 3227.

     Troops and stores were lightered to the wharves inside the harbor by steamers Orizaba and Berkshire.

2. To transfer cargo or fuel from (a ship), lightening it to make its draft less or to make it easier to refloat.

Conjugation

語源 4

light (“not heavy, weak”) +‎ -er (“比較級”)

形容詞

lighter

1. comparative form of light: more light

   What happened? You look 10 lbs. lighter!

   I wish I'd thrown a lighter punch; he's out cold.

   • 1964 May, “News and Comment: WR's new parcel traffic method”, in Modern Railways, page 300:

     It is lighter to handle and more manoeuvrable, and its three caged sides with web straps on the fourth prevent movement of the contents.

   • 2021 May 19, David Clough, “Swiss precision meets UK growth”, in RAIL, number 931, page 57:

     For example, lightweight construction and Jacobs bogies save weight, and a lighter train uses less power.