bombing
爆撃
解説 Definition
bombing は bomb（爆撃する）の動名詞・現在分詞で、名詞としては爆撃という意味です。建物や地域に爆弾を落とす攻撃を指し、ニュースや歴史の説明でよく使われます。
A bombing is an attack or violent incident in which one or more bombs are dropped, placed, or detonated. The noun can refer either to the act itself or to a particular attack viewed as an event.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
bombing は bomb「爆弾を投下する、爆破する」に -ing を付けた形で、ここでは数えられることもある名詞「爆撃・爆破事件」。the bombing、after the bombing のように使います。動作を表す bombing と、結果や攻撃全体を表す bombardment を関連付け、ニュースや歴史の文脈で覚えましょう。
Build bombing from the verb bomb plus -ing and picture the action or event involving bombs. As a noun, it often follows the or a: the bombing happened at night; people left after the bombing. It can describe bombs dropped from aircraft or bombs deliberately placed and exploded, depending on context. Keep it separate from explosion, which names the blast itself and may be accidental. Bombing focuses on an attack or deliberate incident. Related news and history combinations include bombing campaign, aerial bombing, and bombing raid.
例文
The bombing happened at night.
その爆撃は夜に起こりました。
Many people left the city after the bombing.
爆撃のあと、多くの人がその町を離れました。
The report described the bombing in simple terms.
その報告書は爆撃について簡潔に説明していました。
bombing の類義語・関連語
bombing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
bomb はギリシャ語 bombos（ブンブンという音）からラテン語 bombus を経て伝わった擬音語。爆発音を模した語で、-ing を付け動名詞化し「爆撃行為」を表す。同根語に bombard（砲撃する）、bombardment（砲撃）がある。
Bombing is formed from bomb and the suffix -ing. Bomb ultimately traces through Latin bombus to Greek bombos, an imitative word for a deep humming or booming sound. The sound-based term later became the name of an explosive weapon, and bomb developed into a verb for attacking or destroying with such weapons. Adding -ing created a form for the action, which also became an established noun for an attack involving bombs.
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