bitching
愚痴
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
bitching は動詞 bitch「ぶつぶつ文句を言う」に -ing を付けた名詞・動名詞で、「愚痴をこぼすこと」を表します。stop bitching、constant bitching のように使われ、complaining より俗で攻撃的に響きます。人や場面を選ぶ語なので、改まった場では complaining を使うと安全です。
Build the word transparently from the verb bitch, meaning “complain in an irritated or persistent way,” plus -ing. This makes bitching the activity of voicing complaints, as in stop bitching or constant bitching. The useful distinction is one of tone: complaining is neutral and works in most settings, whereas bitching is slangy, harsher, and often suggests that the speaker finds the complaints annoying or pointless. Remember the word through a typical scene in which someone keeps grumbling about work, service, or minor inconveniences.
bitching の類義語・関連語
bitching の語源・成り立ち Etymology
bitchingは動詞bitch「文句を言う」に-ingが付いた名詞で、もとは古英語bicce「雌犬」、おそらく古ノルド語bikkjaと同系です。強い罵倒語から「不満をぶつぶつ言う」へ意味がずれたため、bitchingが「愚痴」を表すのです。関連語はbitchy、bitched。
Bitching is formed regularly from the verb bitch and the suffix -ing. Bitch originally denoted a female dog and descends from Old English bicce, with a related form in Old Norse bikkja. The noun later became a strong insult, and the associated verb developed several slang senses, including “to complain resentfully.” The activity noun bitching therefore came to mean persistent or abrasive complaining.
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