beating
殴る
解説 Definition
beating は beat（殴る、打つ）の動名詞・現在分詞で、ここでは「殴ること」「暴行」という意味です。名詞として使う場合は、誰かを何度も殴る行為を表し、暴力的な場面について述べる語です。
A beating is a violent attack in which someone is struck repeatedly, usually with fists or an object. As a noun, it refers to the entire act or episode of physical assault rather than to one isolated blow.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
動詞 beat「繰り返し打つ」に -ing を付けた形で、ここでは可算名詞として「殴打・暴行」を表し、a beating や the beating の形を取る。hit が一回の打撃にも使えるのに対し、beating は通例、何度も激しく殴る一連の行為を示す。原形 beat の母音と綴りは変えず、beating は /ˈbiːtɪŋ/ と発音する。
Begin with the base verb “beat,” meaning to strike repeatedly, and add “-ing” without changing the spelling of the base. Here “beating” is a countable noun, often appearing as “a beating” or “the beating,” for a whole episode of repeated physical violence. Contrast it with “a hit” or “a blow,” which can describe one strike. In “He was hurt in the beating,” the noun names the assault as an event. The pronunciation /ˈbiːtɪŋ/ keeps the long vowel sound of “beat.”
例文
The beating stopped when a teacher came in.
先生が入ってくると、殴る行為は止まりました。
He was hurt in the beating.
彼はその暴行でけがをしました。
The police asked who saw the beating.
警察はその暴行を見た人がいるか尋ねました。
beating の類義語・関連語
beating の語源・成り立ち Etymology
beating は beat + -ing で「打つこと」。beat は古英語 bēatan「繰り返し打つ」にさかのぼり、単発ではなく何度も打ち据える感覚が核です。だから beating は単なる一打でなく殴打・暴行を表します。関連語は beaten, heartbeat。
“Beating” consists of “beat” and the noun-forming or participial suffix “-ing.” “Beat” goes back to Old English “bēatan,” meaning to strike or pound repeatedly. The historical sense of repeated striking helps explain why the noun “beating” commonly denotes an extended assault rather than a single blow. The same verb also developed nonviolent uses involving rhythm, competition, and pulsation, but this entry is limited to physical violence.
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