意味一覧 (2件)
〜の間に
解説 Definition
ある出来事・期間・動作が続いているそのあいだを表す前置詞。特定の一時点ではなく、幅をもった時間の内部で何かが起こることを示す。「会議中」「休暇中」のような場面でよく使い、後ろには名詞句を置くのが基本である。
During means at some time within a period or through the whole period. It is used before a noun to show when something happens. It is common with time expressions such as during the meeting, during winter, or during the trip.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
この during は「〜の間中」という基本義ではなく、ある期間の内部のどこかで出来事が起こる「〜の間に」という意味として覚える用法です。during the meeting なら会議全体を通して続くとは限らず、会議中の一時点で何かが起きたと読む場面があります。at は一点、before/after は前後、during は幅のある期間の内側、という位置づけで押さえると、この意味だけを独立して思い出しやすくなります。
Think of `during` as being inside a period of time. It is usually followed by a time noun, like `during the meeting` or `during summer`, not a full clause. This makes it easier to separate from `while`, which is followed by a subject and verb.
例文
Please do not use your phone during the meeting.
会議中は電話を使わないでください。
It rained a lot during our trip.
私たちの旅行中は雨がたくさん降った。
She fell asleep during the movie.
彼女は映画の途中で眠ってしまった。
〜の間中
(意味 2)解説 Definition
during は、ある期間や出来事が続く最初から最後までを背景にして、「その間ずっと」を表す前置詞です。後ろには the night や the meeting など名詞句を置き、状態・行動・出来事が期間全体に及ぶことを示します。
During is a preposition that shows something happens through the whole time of a period or event. It is usually followed by a noun phrase such as a time word or an event, like a meeting, a trip, or the night. It gives the period itself as the background and shows that an action, state, or event takes place within that time.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
during は duration「継続時間」と同じ dur のまとまりで、「何かが続いている時間の中に置く」と考えると覚えやすい語です。基本義では during the night, during the flight のように期間名詞を後ろに置き、その期間全体を背景にします。while は後ろに主語＋動詞、for は期間の長さ、during は期間そのものの中という違いで整理しましょう。「〜の間に」という一点的な出来事を表す用法とは分けて覚えると安全です。
You can connect during with duration because both share dur, which gives the idea of continuing time. Think of during as placing something inside a period that is already in progress, such as during the night or during the flight. This helps you separate it from while, which is followed by a subject and verb, and from for, which focuses on the length of time.
例文
During the meeting, everyone stayed quiet and listened carefully.
会議の間中、みんな静かに注意深く聞いていた。
She felt sleepy during the flight but could not fall asleep.
フライトの間中、彼女は眠かったが寝つけなかった。
Several roads were closed during the storm for safety reasons.
嵐の間中、安全上の理由でいくつかの道路が閉鎖された。
during の語源・成り立ち Etymology
中英語の形を経て定着した語で、古フランス語由来の dure「続く」と関係する。中心の発想は「続いている間」で、duration（継続時間）や endure（耐えて続く）とも語源的につながる語群に属する。
"During" entered English through Middle English and is linked to Old French and Latin forms based on the idea of lasting or continuing. It belongs to the same root family as "duration," "endure," and "durable." The core historical sense is "through the time that something continues."
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