copperfasten

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈkɑpɚˌfæsn̩/

動詞

歴史的 他動詞 イギリス英語 アイルランド英語 比喩的用法

(transitive, historical) To protect the timbers of (a ship) with plates of copper secured with copper nails or bolts.

日本語の意味

船の木部を、銅板と銅製の釘またはボルトで固定して保護すること

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To protect wooden ships from shipworm and scour, shipwrights would copperfasten the hulls with copper plates and nails.

木造船を貝虫や摩耗から守るために、船大工たちは船体を銅板で覆い、銅製の釘やボルトで固定した。

詳細

意味（1）

(transitive, historical) To protect the timbers of (a ship) with plates of copper secured with copper nails or bolts.

She is copper-fastened and copper-bottomed, and a remarkable fine ship.

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意味（2）

(transitive, figuratively, Britain, Ireland) To reinforce, strengthen; to make permanent, embed.

We had some striking examples of what happens when a guy gets so big for his britches that any pal of his is automatically a copper-fastened genius.

詳細

copperfastens （ present singular third-person ）

copperfastening （ participle present ）

copperfastened （ participle past ）

copperfastened （ past ）