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For Life
2005.08.19(Review of 2001.04.03 edition)

Happy Friday! It's time to roll up our sleeves and work on mastering another WordMaster. Are you ready?

Today's LessonCATEGORY: ジャパニーズイングリッシュ
LONG-SLEEVED / SHORT-SLEEVED / SLEEVELESS
長袖の ／ 半袖の ／ 袖無しの

Explanation

  • A piece of clothing with long sleeves is long-sleeved.

    A piece of clothing with short sleeves is short-sleeved.

    A piece of clothing with no sleeves is sleeveless.

    Be Careful! “No-sleeve” （ノースリーブ） is Japanese-English.
  • long-sleeved は、長袖の、short-sleeved は半袖の、sleeveless は、袖無しの、という意味です。

    注意：no-sleeve「ノースリーブ」は和製英語です。

examples

  1. This pajama top used to be long-sleeved, but I cut the sleeves short to make it more comfortable.
  2. I'm going to need some more short-sleeved shirts for the summer.
  3. (one woman to another)
    Mary looks great in a sleeveless blouse, doesn't she? I wish I had such beautiful arms.
  4. The actress arrived at the movie premiere in a green satin, sleeveless dress.

英会話レッスンWell done! See you again on Monday!