budding
芽吹く
解説 Definition
budding は bud（芽を出す、芽吹く）の現在分詞・動名詞です。植物が新しい芽を出し始める様子を表すほか、能力や才能が伸び始めていることにも使われます。
Budding is the present-participle or gerund form of bud, describing a plant that is beginning to produce buds or new growth. It can also describe a talent, career, or relationship that is starting to develop.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
budding は bud の末尾 d を重ねて -ing を付けた形で、発音は /ˈbʌdɪŋ/。短い強勢母音の後が子音一字なので d を重ねる。trees are budding なら植物が「芽吹いている」。a budding artist のように名詞の前では、才能や活動が「伸び始めた新進の」という比喩にもなる。
Budding comes from bud by doubling the final d before adding -ing: bud becomes budding. This follows the usual pattern for a short, stressed one-syllable word ending in a single vowel plus a single consonant. It is pronounced /ˈbʌdɪŋ/. Picture small buds swelling on branches in spring; trees are budding means that new growth is beginning. The same image extends naturally to people and activities. A budding artist or budding friendship is not fully developed yet, but it has begun to grow and shows promise.
例文
The roses are budding in the warm garden.
暖かい庭でバラが芽吹いています。
We saw young leaves budding on the branches.
枝に若葉が芽吹いているのが見えました。
The trees are budding earlier than usual this year.
今年は木々が例年より早く芽吹いています。
budding の類義語・関連語
budding の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 buddian（芽を出す）から派生し、bud（芽・つぼみ）が動詞化したもの。ゲルマン語系の語で、膨らむ・突き出るという原義を持つ。関連語に bud（つぼみ）がある。植物の芽が膨らみ始める様子から、才能の開花にも比喩的に使われる。
Budding is the -ing form of the verb bud, which developed from the noun bud, meaning a small new growth or unopened flower. The English word is attested from the Middle English period, but its deeper origin is uncertain; firm derivation directly from Old English should therefore be avoided. The verb acquired both a literal botanical sense and a figurative sense in which talent, ability, or another development begins to emerge.
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