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bespoke

2013年01月31日 | 英語学習
やっとReader's Digest 12月号を図書館から借りることが出来ました。その12月号に載っていた3D printingについての記事にあった単語です。
British researchers have 3D-printed an unmanned drone aircraft with a 1.2m wingspan and Belgian sceintists have produced bespoke titanium hips, each perfectly matched to the individual joint they will replace.
"bespoke" は前にも見た事があまる気がしますが意味を覚えていないので辞書で調べます。
・Macmillan Dictionary:designed and produced for particular customers: bespoke software: a bespoke suit
・Vocabulary.com: The man in the bespoke suit is likely to be either the best-dressed or the most overdressed person at your backyard barbecue, depending on how you look at it. Bespoke means custom-made.
Clothing that's made to order, tailored especially for you, is called bespoke. It's an adjective that is more common in Britain than in the United States. Bespoke can also describe non-clothing items that are made-to-order, as well as the person who makes such things: a bespoke jeweler. The term was originally bespoken, meaning "spoken of or arranged beforehand." Obviously, if you wanted a custom-made suit, you had to make arrangements before buying it.
なるほど、特注品なら確かに事前に打ち合わせをしますね。これで今度は覚えられそう。
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