English Dictionary

patchwork

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 比喩的用法 軽蔑的

A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.

日本語の意味

異なる色や形の布片などを縫い合わせて作られたキルトや、それに類する作品。 / 複数の要素を組み合わせて一体化させた作品・集積物

Grandma's patchwork covered the rocking chair, each square telling a different family story.

祖母の継ぎはぎの毛布がロッキングチェアに掛けられており、ひとつひとつの四角がそれぞれ別の家族の物語を伝えていた。

意味（1）

A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.

意味（2）

(figuratively) Any kind of creation that utilizes many different aspects to create one whole piece.

Bill took all of his poetry and put it together in a folder. It made up a patchwork of his life.

意味（3）

(derogatory) A state of regulations whose constituents have an opaque scope of application because of their questionable delimitation with regard to each other.

Present United States privacy law – despite being made up of a patchwork federal and state constitutional, statutory, and common law – is predominantly based on the ideals of individual control, autonomy, and liberty from governmental intrusion, despite the fact that its inspiration was an idea grounded on the importance of protecting human dignity and an “inviolate personality.”

patchworks （ plural ）