English Dictionary

topiary

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈtəʊpjəɹi/

名詞

不可算名詞 可算名詞

(uncountable) Art or practice of trimming shrubs or trees in artistic or ornamental shapes, e.g. of animals. / (countable) A garden decorated with such art. / (countable) One such shrub or tree.

日本語の意味

(不可算) 低木や樹木を芸術的または装飾的な形に剪定する技法・実践 / (可算) その技法を施した庭園 / (可算) その技法で形作られた低木や樹木

The gardener spent the afternoon practicing topiary, turning a row of boxwoods into whimsical animals.

庭師は午後をトピアリーの練習に費やし、ツゲの列を風変わりな動物の形に仕立てた。

意味（1）

(uncountable) Art or practice of trimming shrubs or trees in artistic or ornamental shapes, e.g. of animals.

The palace garden might have had a semblance of coolness had there been any trees, but the tallest things were fanciful topiary, tortured into the shapes of running horses or bears performing tumblers’ tricks or the like.

意味（2）

(countable) A garden decorated with such art.

意味（3）

(countable) One such shrub or tree.

We have topiaries for sale.

topiaries （ plural ）