English Dictionary

sister

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈsɪs.tə(ɹ)/

動詞

他動詞 廃用

(transitive, construction) To strengthen (a supporting beam) by fastening a second beam alongside it. / (obsolete, transitive) To be sister to; to resemble closely.

日本語の意味

（支持梁などの構造物で）隣接するもう一本の梁を固定することにより補強する / （旧語、比喩的に）～に極めて似る、姉妹のような関係にある

We sister the damaged joist with a new 2x8 to restore its strength.

損傷した梁に新しい2×8材を並べて固定し、強度を回復しました。

意味（1）

(transitive, construction) To strengthen (a supporting beam) by fastening a second beam alongside it.

I’m trying to correct my sagging floor by sistering the joists.

意味（2）

(obsolete, transitive) To be sister to; to resemble closely.

Deep clerks she dumbs; and with her needle composes Nature's own shape, of bud, bird, branch, or berry, That even her art sisters the natural roses; Her inkle, silk, twin with the rubied cherry

sisters （ present singular third-person ）

sistering （ participle present ）

sistered （ participle past ）

sistered （ past ）