【No. 1698】Petto Botoru (ペットボトル - Plastic Bottles)
Aug 13, 2019 15:51
Petto Botoru
Plastic bottles are called petto botoru (ペットボトル) in Japanese.
Petto botoru can be written as "PET bottle" in English, and "PET" is short for a kind of plastic, "polyethylene terephthalate."
That is to say, the literal meaning of petto botoru is "bottle made of polyethylene terephthalate."
If English speakers hear that you say "pet bottle," they can make a big misunderstanding, so please be careful when using this term.
Incidentally, the consumption of plastic bottles in the world exceeds one million every minute, and the garbage problem is getting more acute.
Plastic bottles are called petto botoru (ペットボトル) in Japanese.
Petto botoru can be written as "PET bottle" in English, and "PET" is short for a kind of plastic, "polyethylene terephthalate."
That is to say, the literal meaning of petto botoru is "bottle made of polyethylene terephthalate."
If English speakers hear that you say "pet bottle," they can make a big misunderstanding, so please be careful when using this term.
Incidentally, the consumption of plastic bottles in the world exceeds one million every minute, and the garbage problem is getting more acute.
ペットボトル
"Plastic bottle" のことを日本では「ペットボトル」と言います。
「ペットボトル」は "PET bottle" と書き、"PET" は "polyethylene terephthalate" を略したものです。
すなわち「ペットボトル」の文字どおりの意味は、「ポリエチレンテレフタラートを使って作られた容器」というわけです。
英語圏の人が「ペットボトル」と聞いたら、大きな誤解をしてしまう可能性があるので、注意して下さい。
ちなみに、ペットボトルの消費量は1分間に100万を超えており、ゴミの問題が深刻化しています。
"Plastic bottle" のことを日本では「ペットボトル」と言います。
「ペットボトル」は "PET bottle" と書き、"PET" は "polyethylene terephthalate" を略したものです。
すなわち「ペットボトル」の文字どおりの意味は、「ポリエチレンテレフタラートを使って作られた容器」というわけです。
英語圏の人が「ペットボトル」と聞いたら、大きな誤解をしてしまう可能性があるので、注意して下さい。
ちなみに、ペットボトルの消費量は1分間に100万を超えており、ゴミの問題が深刻化しています。
Corrections (1)
No. 1 Kagoshima Girl
- Plastic bottles are called 'petto botoru' (ペットボトル) in Japanese.
- This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
- 'Petto botoru' can be written as "PET bottle" in English, and "PET" is short for a kind of plastic, "polyethylene terephthalate."
- 'Petto botoru' can be written as "PET bottle" in English, and "PET" is short for a kind of plastic called, "polyethylene terephthalate."
- That is to say, the literal meaning of 'petto botoru' is "bottle made of polyethylene terephthalate."
- So, the literal meaning of 'petto botoru' is "bottle made of polyethylene terephthalate."
- If English speakers hear that you say "pet bottle," they can make a big misunderstanding, so please be careful when using this term.
- If English speakers hear that you say "pet bottle," they may be confused or misunderstood, so please be careful when using this term.
- Incidentally, the consumption of plastic bottles in the world exceeds one million every minute, and the garbage problem is getting more acute.
- Incidentally, the consumption of plastic bottles in the world exceeds one million every minute, and thus the garbage problem is getting more acute.