おはようございます。KANOです。本日はこちらの記事から。
滝汗女なので、外出時はポリエステルブラウスにジーンズです。どちらも汗が目立たないからね。
synthetic
意味 [化] 合成の.
It’s the most widely-used clothing fiber in the world, but as a synthetic material made from plastic, polyester needs a lot of energy to produce and is highly water and air polluting, according to the Council of Fashion Designers of America.
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versatile
意味 用途が広い
“There isn’t so far (a) raw material that is as cheap and as versatile as polyester today,” said Roger Lee, who runs Hong-Kong headquartered TAL Apparel.
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既出単語。最近良く出会うな。
crease
意味 しわになる; 折り目がつく; しわが寄る.
As well as being inexpensive, polyester doesn’t crease and can be washed at low temperatures.
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そうなんだよね、ポリエステルの服って安いしとても扱いやすい。
acceleration
意味 [具体例では an ～]＜情勢の変化などの＞ 加速; 促進 ＜of, in＞
Over the past two years, Lee said there has been a huge acceleration in the use of recycled plastics in fashion.
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no-brainer
意味 [C] (くだけて)[単数形で]すぐにわかる [できる] こと; 朝飯前のこと.
“The reason is because the cost of using that has come down to the same price as using virgin polyester. And that’s the key — if the price is the same … (it’s) a no-brainer. It saves environments (and has) the same commercial costs.”
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こういう、落ち着いて考えたら初見でもニュアンスがわかる言葉好き。一発で覚えられるかは別として。
revive
意味 〈制度· 習慣など〉を復活させる, 復興させる, 再びはやらせる
The firm was revived by Lee’s great uncle C.C. in 1947.
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eliminate
意味 (かたく)〈人が〉〈不必要な物· 人〉を削除 [排除] する, 除く
“Brands have to be committed to say: I’m going to eliminate this raw material polyester, for example, from my supply chain in five to 10 years’ time, forcing people to find alternative ways, which are more sustainable. It is the brands’ CEOs’ responsibility to do that,” Lee said.
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“But CEOs need to say: OK, what’s more important … a profit now or … a planet in the future. And I think planet in the future.”
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ずっと前からこの繰り返しですね…私もファストファッション常用なので何も言えないけど。
