propとは

意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

From Middle English proppe (“a prop, support, support for a vine または plant”), from Middle Dutch proppe (“support, support for a vine, stopper for a bottle”). Compare Middle Low German proppe (“plug, stopper”), German Pfropfen (“plug”), Danish prop (“plug, stopper”). (This etymology is missing または incomplete. Please add to it, または discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Also, is the rugby sense from this etymology, from the other, または from a third?”)

名詞

prop (複数形 props)

1. An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.

   They stuck a block of wood under it as a prop.

2. (rugby) The player on either side of the hooker in a scrum.
3. One of the seashells in the game of props.

動詞

prop (三人称単数 現在形 props, 現在分詞 propping, 過去形および過去分詞形 propped)

1. (transitive, sometimes figuratively) To support or shore up something.

   Try using a phone book to prop up the table where the foot is missing.

2. (intransitive) to play rugby in the prop position
3. (transitive, usually with "up" - see prop up) To position the feet of (a person) while sitting, lying down, or reclining so that the knees are elevated at a higher level.

語源 2

Abbreviation of property.

名詞

prop (複数形 props)

1. (theater, film) An item placed on a stage or set to create a scene or scenario in which actors perform.

   They used the trophy as a prop in the movie.

2. An item placed within an advertisement in order to suggest a style of living etc.
   • 2006, Michael Grecco, Lighting and the Dramatic Portrait, Amphoto Books, →ISBN, page 109:

     You can use props in a literal way to enhance the story, such as shooting a woodworker amidst woodworking tools.

使用する際の注意点

• In stagecraft, usually the term prop is reserved for an object with which an actor or performer interacts, such as a glass, a book, or a weapon. Larger items adding to the scene, such as chairs, are considered part of the set.
• Props are often non-functional. A prop that is required to function is a "practical" prop.

語源 3

Abbreviation of propeller.

名詞

prop (複数形 props)

1. The propeller of an aircraft.

派生語

• propshaft
• propwash
• turboprop

動詞

prop (三人称単数 現在形 props, 現在分詞 propping, 過去形および過去分詞形 propped)

1. To manually start the engine of a propeller-driven aircraft with no electric starter by pulling vigorously on one of the propeller blades using the hands, so that the propeller can catch ignition.

派生語

• propwash
• warm prop

語源 4

Abbreviation of proposition.

名詞

prop (複数形 props)

1. A proposition, especially on an election-day ballot.

語源 5

Clipping of propellant.

名詞

prop (複数形 props)

1. (rocketry) propellant (“rocket fuel”)

派生語

• monoprop
• biprop

アナグラム

• Ropp

接頭辞

prop-

1. (organic chemistry) Denoting the presence of 3 carbon atoms in the parent chain when forming names of organic compounds.

派生語

• propane
• propanol
• propyl

参考

• meth-
• eth-
• but-

アナグラム

• Ropp