bursting
破裂する
解説 Definition
burstingは「破裂する」「溢れんばかりの」という意味で、burst（破裂する、爆発する）の現在分詞形である。物理的に何かが爆発・破裂する状態を表すほか、感情や喜びが溢れる様子にも使われる。
Bursting is the present participle of burst and describes something splitting open or being on the point of doing so because of internal pressure. In figurative uses, it describes a person or place so full of emotion, energy, or people that it seems unable to contain them.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
bursting は burst に -ing を付けた現在分詞で、burst のつづりと発音は原形・過去形・過去分詞で同じ。物理的な be bursting「破裂しつつある」に加え、bursting with excitement「興奮でいっぱい」、bursting with fans「人であふれる」のように、内側が限界まで満ちた像で覚える。
Add -ing to burst without changing the base spelling: burst becomes bursting. Remember that burst is unusual because its base, past, and past participle forms are all burst; bursting specifically marks an ongoing action or condition. Keep the image of pressure building inside until the container cannot hold any more. That image works literally for a bursting pipe and figuratively in bursting with excitement or a stadium bursting with fans. The pattern bursting with means “extremely full of,” while burst out is used for a sudden action such as laughing or crying.
例文
The pipe was bursting under the pressure of the frozen water inside.
内部の凍った水の圧力でパイプが破裂しそうになっていた。
She was bursting with excitement on the morning of her wedding day.
彼女は結婚式の朝、興奮で胸がいっぱいだった。
The stadium was bursting with fans eager to see the championship game.
スタジアムは選手権の試合を観ようと熱狂するファンで溢れかえっていた。
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bursting の語源・成り立ち Etymology
bursting は burst の現在分詞で、burst は古英語 berstan や古ノルド語 bresta にさかのぼり、「ぱっと裂ける・壊れる」が原義です。中から力が限界を超えて外へ破れる感じが、そのまま「破裂する」につながります。関連語は burst、burst out。
Bursting is the present participle of burst, formed by adding -ing. Burst developed from forms related to Old English berstan and Old Norse bresta, both associated with breaking or splitting suddenly. Its core image is an object giving way under internal force. English extended this physical sense to sudden actions and to being extremely full of emotion, energy, or people, while preserving the same unchanged form burst across several verb tenses.
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