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解説 Definition
extinguishing は extinguish（火や明かりなどを消す）の現在分詞・動名詞です。火災や炎を消す行為を表すほか、希望や感情などを「消す」という比喩的な文脈でも使われます。
The present participle or gerund of “extinguish,” meaning the act or process of causing a fire, flame, or light to stop burning or shining, especially as part of firefighting or a safety procedure.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 extinguish に -ing をそのまま付けた形で、語尾は「イングウィシング」に近く発音されます。extinguish a fire、extinguish the flames の結び付きをひとまとまりで覚え、消火器 fire extinguisher も関連づけましょう。put out より硬く、消防や安全手順でよく使われます。
Link extinguishing directly to extinguish and fire extinguisher. The form is regular: simply add -ing to extinguish. Picture firefighters extinguishing flames or instructions for extinguishing a grease fire. Learn the common combinations “extinguishing a fire,” “extinguishing the flames,” and “extinguishing a light.” Compared with the everyday phrasal verb put out, extinguish is more formal and is especially common in firefighting, technical guidance, and safety rules. The image of an extinguisher stopping a real flame gives the word a clear, practical anchor.
例文
Extinguishing the small fire took only a few minutes.
その小さな火を消すのには数分しかかかりませんでした。
The firefighters were extinguishing the flames near the kitchen.
消防士たちは台所の近くの炎を消していました。
The manual explains the correct steps for extinguishing a grease fire.
その手引きには、油火災を消す正しい手順が説明されています。
extinguishing の類義語・関連語
extinguishing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
extinguishing は extinguish に -ing を付けた形です。extinguish は「消す、鎮める」を意味するラテン語 exstinguere に由来し、古フランス語などを経て英語に入りました。現代英語では火・炎・明かりなどを消す意味で広く使われ、extinguisher（消火器）も同じ語族です。
Extinguishing is the -ing form of extinguish. Extinguish entered English through Latin forms related to exstinguere, meaning “to quench, put out, or destroy.” The initial ex- adds a sense of removal or completion, while the rest belongs to an old Latin verb associated with quenching. In modern English, the word is strongly established for putting out fires, flames, and lights. The agent noun extinguisher is familiar from the compound fire extinguisher.
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