埋める
解説 Definition
burying は bury(埋める)の現在分詞・動名詞です。土の中に入れて覆うことを表し、ここでは物理的に何かを埋める意味で使います。
Burying is the present participle or gerund of bury. In its physical sense, it means placing an object in a hole or beneath soil and covering it so that it is hidden or protected underground.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
burying は原形 bury の現在分詞・動名詞です。語尾の y はそのまま残して -ing を付け、burying とします。発音は綴りから「ブリイング」とせず /ˈberiɪŋ/。bury cables、bury a box のように、物を穴や土の下に置いて覆う場面を思い浮かべましょう。
Use the base verb bury and keep its final y when adding -ing: bury becomes burying. The pronunciation begins like berry, /ˈberi-/, despite the spelling with u. Picture workers putting cables into a trench and covering them with earth; that scene captures the physical meaning used here. Common combinations include burying pipes, burying cables, and burying a box. Do not confuse this form with buried: burying presents the action as continuing or treats the action itself as a noun.
例文
They are burying the old pipes under the road.
彼らは古い配管を道路の下に埋めています。
The workers spent the morning burying cables in the ground.
作業員たちは午前中、ケーブルを地中に埋めていました。
She watched the children burying a box in the garden.
彼女は子どもたちが庭に箱を埋めているのを見ていました。
burying の類義語・関連語
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burying の語源・成り立ち Etymology
動詞 bury の現在分詞形。古英語 byrgan(埋める・隠す)に由来し、ゲルマン祖語 *burgijaną(守る・隠す)に遡る。「土で覆って守る」が原義で、borough(自治都市=守られた場所)や burg(城塞)と同根。埋葬と防御が同じ語源というのが興味深い。
Burying is formed from bury plus -ing, with the final y retained. Bury comes from Old English byrgan, meaning “to bury, conceal, or place in a grave.” It belongs to a Germanic group of words connected with sheltering, hiding, or protecting. Its unusual modern spelling does not transparently show its pronunciation: bury is normally pronounced like berry, and burying continues that pronunciation.
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