夜明け
解説 Definition
dawning は dawn（夜が明ける、夜明け）の現在分詞・動名詞から来た形で、名詞として「夜明け」を表します。詩的またはやや改まった響きがあり、一日の始まりを示す文脈で使われます。
Dawning is the beginning of daylight as night ends and a new day starts. As a noun, it has a poetic or somewhat formal tone and can emphasize the gradual arrival of morning light.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 dawn にそのまま -ing を付けた形で、dawning /ˈdɔːnɪŋ/ と発音します。ここでは動詞の進行形でなく、詩的・改まった名詞「夜明け」です。at the dawning、before the dawning のように用い、日常的な dawn より「光が現れ、一日が始まっていく過程」を強く感じさせます。
Dawning is formed by adding -ing directly to dawn, with no spelling change, and is pronounced /ˈdɔːnɪŋ/. Here it is a noun meaning the arrival of daylight, not merely part of a progressive verb. Picture darkness gradually giving way to light over quiet fields. The ordinary noun dawn is much more common, while the dawning sounds poetic or formal and emphasizes a beginning unfolding over time. Remember phrases such as at the dawning and before the dawning. In other contexts, dawning can also describe a realization gradually beginning, but the examples here refer specifically to daybreak.
例文
The dawning was quiet over the empty fields.
夜明けは、誰もいない野原の上に静かに訪れました。
At the dawning, the town slowly came to life.
夜明けになると、町はゆっくりと動き始めました。
They reached the harbor just before the dawning.
彼らは夜明けの少し前に港へ着きました。
dawning の類義語・関連語
dawning の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語「dagung（夜明け）」から中英語「dawning」へ変化。語根「dæg（日・day）」に由来し、日が始まる過程を-ing接尾辞で表す。関連語にdawn、dayがある。「日（day）が生まれる瞬間」という原義が現在の意味に直結する。
Dawning is historically connected with dawn and the noun-forming or participial ending -ing. Earlier English had forms such as Old English dagung, “daybreak,” related to dæg, “day,” and Middle English developed corresponding dawn and dawning forms. The underlying image is the coming or beginning of day. In modern analysis, learners can understand dawning as dawn plus -ing. Used for sunrise or daybreak, it often retains a more literary tone than the shorter and more common noun dawn.
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