When Not to Use a Magic EraserFrom the headline of this article at Lifehacker.com.
上記の文で、magic eraserの意味は?
In the sentence above, what does "magic eraser" mean?
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解答
意味:Magic Eraserは、比較的新しい商品名であるためKleenexやXeroxのようにまだ普通名詞として認められていないので英辞郎等のオンライン辞典にまだ掲載さていません。ただし、下記画像を見れば推測できるのではないでしょうか。
ということでMagic Eraserは、P&G社のMr. Clean印のmelamine foam sponge、すんわち
メラミンスポンジです。Melamine foam spongeの他に、melamine spongeとも呼ばれます。
前述のKleenexとXerox同様に、magic eraserはもうすでに米国等で一般名詞になりつつあります。
Answer
According to Apartment Therapy:The Mr. Clean Magic Eraser is “Durafoam” [melamine foam] sponge, advertised as a catch-all cleaning tool, capable of banishing everything from permanent marker to soap scum to beet juice.Melamine’s unique abrasiveness is what makes it such a powerful cleaning agent. “As a foam, melamine is both porous and hard and acts like an extremely fine sandpaper,” says Jessica Ek, Director of Digital Communications at the American Cleaning Institute.
Examples
- After debuting in 2003, Magic Erasers quickly became a cult classic, and are a favorite of many cleaning professionals...
- Magic Erasers ($13.99 for eight, amazon.com), the ubiquitous white sponges that have been manufactured by Procter & Gamble for nearly two decades, seem capable of tackling any and every cleaning job.
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