clapping
拍手
解説 Definition
clapping は clap（拍手する、手をたたく）の動名詞・現在分詞で、名詞としては拍手という意味です。人が手をたたいて賞賛や喜びを表す場面で使われます。
The sound or action of people repeatedly striking their hands together, especially to show approval, enjoyment, or praise after a performance, speech, or other event.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 clap に -ing を付けた形。短母音の後ろの子音字 p を重ねて clapping となり、発音は /ˈklæpɪŋ/。名詞では「拍手」を表し、loud clapping、warm clapping、clapping started のように、手を打つ音や称賛が起こる場面と結び付けて覚える。
Connect clapping directly with the verb clap. Because clap has a short vowel followed by one final consonant, the p is doubled before -ing: clap becomes clapping, pronounced /ˈklæpɪŋ/. As a noun, it names the repeated hand-striking action or the sound it produces. Picture a song ending and loud clapping starting immediately. Useful combinations include loud clapping, warm clapping, hear clapping, and the clapping started. Unlike applause, which is a broader expression of approval, clapping specifically focuses on striking the hands together.
例文
The clapping started after the song ended.
歌が終わると拍手が始まりました。
We heard loud clapping from the next room.
隣の部屋から大きな拍手が聞こえました。
Her speech was followed by warm clapping.
彼女のスピーチの後、温かい拍手が起こりました。
clapping の類義語・関連語
clapping の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 clappan（平らな面を打つ）に由来し、擬音語的な起源を持つ。手のひらを打ち合わせる音をそのまま言葉にした語。関連語：clap（拍手する）、clapper（鐘の舌）。パチンと鳴る音が原義で、そこから称賛の拍手へと意味が発展した。
Clapping is formed from clap plus -ing, with the final p doubled under the usual spelling rule. Clap is related to Old English clappan, meaning to strike or beat, and is often regarded as imitative of a sharp striking sound. Its meaning developed naturally from a sudden smack or beat to the repeated striking of the palms used to express approval. The noun clapping refers to that action or its sound.
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