engaging
魅力的な
解説 Definition
engaging は engage（引きつける、関わらせる）の現在分詞からできた形容詞で、魅力的な、人を引きつけるという意味です。話、人物、活動などが相手の興味を自然に引くときに使います。
Engaging describes a person, manner, activity, or piece of communication that pleasantly attracts and holds people’s interest or attention. It often suggests warmth, charm, liveliness, or an ability to involve the audience.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
engage「人を引き込む」の語末の無音の e を取り、-ing を付け、発音は /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒɪŋ/。形容詞では、話・笑顔・文体などが相手の注意や好意を自然に引き込む様子を表す。an engaging story、an engaging smile のように、「退屈せず関わりたくなる」場面で覚える。
Form engaging from engage by dropping the final silent e and adding -ing. It is pronounced /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒɪŋ/. The memory image is something that draws you in and keeps you mentally involved: an engaging story holds your attention, an engaging speaker makes you want to listen, and an engaging smile creates warm interest. Unlike merely pleasant, engaging emphasizes the power to involve an audience or another person. Link the adjective directly to engage in the sense “attract and occupy attention.”
例文
The teacher told an engaging story.
先生は魅力的な話をしました。
Her smile was warm and engaging.
彼女の笑顔は温かく魅力的でした。
The book has an engaging style for young readers.
その本は若い読者にとって魅力的な文体です。
engaging の類義語・関連語
engaging の語源・成り立ち Etymology
フランス語 engager（誓約する・引き込む）から。en-（中に）+ gage（担保・誓約）で「中に引き込む」が原義。関連語: engage（従事する）、mortgage（抵当←mort+gage＝死の誓約）。人を「引き込む」力があるから「魅力的な」という意味になった。
Engaging is formed from engage and -ing. Engage entered English from French engager, built from en-, “in,” and gage, a pledge or security. Its early senses involved binding oneself by a pledge or commitment. From the broader idea of drawing someone into an obligation or activity, engage developed the sense “attract or hold attention,” which gave the adjective engaging its modern meaning “charming and interesting.”
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