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解説 Definition
balding は bald（はげる、髪が薄くなる）に由来する現在分詞・形容詞的な形です。人の髪がだんだん薄くなっている状態を表し、外見の描写で使われます。
Balding describes a person who is gradually losing hair from the head or whose hair has already become noticeably thin. It is the -ing form related to bald and is often used predicatively after be or attributively before a noun.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
bald「髪のない」に -ing が付いた形で、髪が徐々に薄くなる変化を表します。is balding なら進行中の状態、a balding man なら名詞を修飾する形です。bald がすでに髪のない状態を広く示すのに対し、balding は「薄くなりつつある」という進行性に焦点を当てます。
Connect balding with bald, then add -ing without changing the base spelling. The -ing form highlights a process or developing condition: someone who is balding is losing hair or becoming noticeably thin-haired. Compare He is balding with He is bald. The first often suggests gradual hair loss or partial thinning, while the second describes the resulting condition more generally. Balding can also work before a noun, as in a balding man. Common time expressions such as started balding in his thirties reinforce the idea of change over time.
例文
My uncle is balding, but he does not mind it.
私のおじは髪が薄くなっていますが、気にしていません。
A balding man sat near the window.
髪が薄くなった男性が窓の近くに座っていました。
He started balding in his thirties.
彼は30代で髪が薄くなり始めました。
balding の類義語・関連語
balding の語源・成り立ち Etymology
語源はケルト語や古仏語の「白い斑」を指す語にさかのぼります。中英語bald（頭が白く光る）＋接尾辞-ingで構成され、関連語にbaldnessがあります。髪が抜け落ちて頭皮が白く輝く様子が、そのまま現在の意味に結びつきました。
Balding is formed from bald plus the suffix -ing. Bald has been used in English since the Middle English period, but its earlier origin is uncertain. Historical explanations have connected it with words referring to a white patch or mark, possibly because an exposed scalp appears pale or shining, though this account is not fully established. Modern balding is a transparent English formation describing the process or visible condition of losing head hair. Baldness is the corresponding noun.
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