behaving
行儀よく
解説 Definition
「behaving」とは、特定の状況や社会的規範に従って行動することを意味します。礼儀正しく、適切な振る舞いをしている状態を指します。特に子供が行儀よくしている場面でよく使われます。
Behaving describes someone acting in a particular way, especially in a manner considered proper, polite, or appropriate for the situation. It is commonly used in progressive constructions such as “The children are behaving well.”
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
behaving は behave「振る舞う」の -ing 形。語末の黙字 e を取って behave＋ing → behaving とし、発音は /bɪˈheɪvɪŋ/。behave well「行儀よくする」、behave appropriately「適切に振る舞う」で覚える。特に子供が規範に沿っておとなしくしている場面でよく使われる。
Link behaving to the base verb behave. To form it, remove the silent final e and add -ing: behave + ing becomes behaving, pronounced /bɪˈheɪvɪŋ/. The word often appears with an adverb that tells you what kind of conduct is involved: “behaving well,” “behaving appropriately,” or “behaving badly.” In contexts involving children, behaving without further qualification often suggests following rules and showing good manners. Remember the practical scene of children sitting quietly during a ceremony or using proper manners at the dinner table.
例文
The children were behaving well during the ceremony.
子供たちは式典の間、行儀よくしていた。
She was proud of how her son was behaving at the dinner table.
彼女は息子が食卓での振る舞いが良いことを誇りに思った。
The students were behaving appropriately during the exam.
生徒たちは試験中に適切に振る舞っていた。
behaving の類義語・関連語
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behaving の語源・成り立ち Etymology
behaving は behave + -ing。behave は be- と have から成り、中英語では「身をある状態に保つ・持する」が原義で、have 自体は古英語 habban にさかのぼる。だから「自分をきちんと保っている」が「行儀よく」という感覚になる。関連語は behavior, misbehave。
Behaving consists of behave plus the participial suffix -ing. Behave developed from Middle English behaven, built from be- and have, and originally conveyed the idea of conducting or managing oneself in a certain way. Have ultimately comes from Old English habban. The spelling change is regular: the silent final e of behave is dropped before -ing. Related modern formations include behavior and misbehave.
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