biking
サイクリング
解説 Definition
「biking」は、自転車に乗ることや、サイクリングを楽しむ行為を指す名詞・動名詞です。レジャーや通勤、スポーツとして自転車を使う活動全般を表します。また、オートバイに乗ることを指す場合もあり、文脈によって意味が異なることがあります。
Biking is the activity of riding a bicycle for recreation, exercise, sport, or transportation. In some contexts it can also mean riding a motorcycle, but references to paths, parks, fitness, or commuting commonly indicate cycling.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
bike「自転車に乗る」に動作・活動を表す -ing を付けた形で、語末の e を落として biking となる。go biking、take up biking、biking along a path の組み合わせで覚えると実用的。cycling より口語的で、自転車でのレジャー、運動、通勤という活動全体を指しやすい。
Build biking from bike plus -ing. Because bike ends in a silent e, that e is dropped before -ing: bike becomes biking, not “bikeing.” Picture someone biking along a coastal path, commuting to work, or riding through a park. These scenes reinforce the noun-like use for the activity itself. Common combinations include go biking and take up biking. Biking is generally more informal than cycling, though both often describe riding a bicycle. Context matters because biking can occasionally refer to motorcycling; words such as bicycle path, fitness, park, or commute usually make the intended sense clear.
例文
Biking along the coastal path is one of my favorite weekend activities.
海岸沿いの道をサイクリングするのは、私のお気に入りの週末の活動の一つだ。
She took up biking as a way to commute to work and stay fit.
彼女は通勤と体型維持のために自転車通勤を始めた。
The children enjoyed biking in the park on a sunny afternoon.
子どもたちは晴れた午後に公園で自転車に乗って楽しんだ。
biking の類義語・関連語
biking の語源・成り立ち Etymology
biking は bike に -ing が付いた語で、bike は bicycle の短縮形です。bicycle は bi-「二つ」+ cycle「車輪・円」（ギリシャ語 kyklos 由来）なので、「二輪に乗ること」と分かります。関連語は bicycle, tricycle。
Biking is formed from the verb and noun bike with the suffix -ing, with the final silent e of bike removed before the suffix. Bike originated as a shortened form of bicycle. Bicycle combines bi-, “two,” with cycle, whose history goes back through Latin cyclus to Greek kyklos, “circle” or “wheel.” The resulting word literally refers to a two-wheeled vehicle, and biking developed as the name of the activity of riding one.
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