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語源

From re- +‎ write.

発音

• (noun)
  • (英国発音) IPA: /ˈɹiː.ɹaɪt/
  • (米国発音) IPA: /ˈɹi.ɹaɪt/
  • 韻: -iːɹaɪt
• (verb)
  • (英国発音) IPA: /ɹiːˈɹaɪt/
  • (米国発音) IPA: /ɹiˈɹaɪt/
  • 韻: -aɪt

名詞

rewrite (plural rewrites)

1. The act of writing again or anew.

   The film script underwent a rewrite for the European market.

   • 1991 August 24, Maridee BonaDea, “Pomo Afro Homos On The Road”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 6, page 7:

     After a month of writing and another month for rehearsals and re-writes, the three planned a one-night-only performance billed as a work in progress at Josie's Cabaret and Juice Joint in San Francisco.

2. Something that has been written again.
3. (mathematics, computing) The replacement of subterms of a formula with other terms, according to certain rules, by way of transformation.

派生語

動詞

rewrite (third-person singular simple present rewrites, present participle rewriting, simple past rewrote, past participle rewritten)

1. (transitive) To write again, differently; to modify; to revise.

   The editor asked me to rewrite my article for a non-technical audience.

   • 2021 January 13, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Timetable cuts as demand falls and staff are protected”, in Rail, page 7:

     If we are going to rewrite all of those diagrams and change the duties of all of those staff, it will take a few weeks.

   • 2023 May 8, Jonathan Head, “Thailand election: The young radicals shaking up politics”, in BBC‎, archived from the original on 29 August 2023:

     The conservative establishment will have to ask themselves, what else they can do? […] And even though they rewrite the electoral rules in their favour, their parties still lose the election.

   • 2026 February 10, Jigyasa Sahay, “'Retardmaxxing' is internet's new response to overthinking”, in India Today‎, archived from the original on 30 March 2026:

     It’s in this context that internet trends like retardmaxxing gain traction. For many, it becomes a way to disrupt the mental loop, sending an email without rewriting it ten times, applying for the job without feeling “fully ready”, starting the workout without waiting for motivation, or putting creative work out for the world even when it's not perfect to the tee.

2. (transitive) To write again (without changes).
3. (mathematics, computing) To replace subterms of a formula with other terms, according to certain rules, by way of transformation.

使用する際の注意点

• The verb "restate" has analogous senses "to state again" and "to rephrase, to state again differently".

派生語