eyeing
目を向けている
解説 Definition
eyeing は eye（じっと見る、注目する）の現在分詞・動名詞です。何かに目を向けている、または興味や警戒心を持って見ている様子を表します。
Eyeing is the -ing form of the verb eye. It means looking at someone or something closely, often with interest, desire, suspicion, or careful consideration, rather than merely seeing it casually.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
eyeing は動詞 eye「じっと見る」に -ing を付けた形で、eyeing と e を残して綴るのが標準です。発音は eye + ing の感覚で /ˈaɪɪŋ/。eye the cake「欲しそうに見る」、eye a plan「関心を向ける」、eye the clock「気にして見る」のように、欲求・検討・警戒を伴う視線を覚えましょう。
Begin with the noun eye and use it as a verb: to eye something is to direct deliberate attention toward it. Add -ing to form eyeing; the standard spelling keeps the final e, and the pronunciation preserves the two vowel sounds in sequence. Picture someone eyeing the last piece of cake because they want it, eyeing a new plan because they are considering it, or eyeing the clock because they are impatient. These scenes show that eyeing usually carries an attitude such as desire, interest, caution, or evaluation, not just accidental seeing.
例文
She was eyeing the last piece of cake.
彼女は最後のケーキに目を向けていました。
The manager is eyeing a new plan for the store.
店長は店の新しい計画に注目しています。
Several students were eyeing the clock near the end of class.
授業の終わりごろ、何人かの生徒が時計に目をやっていました。
eyeing の類義語・関連語
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eyeing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 ēage（目）から派生した動詞 eye に現在分詞 -ing が付いた形。印欧祖語 *okw-（見る）に遡り、ラテン語 oculus（目）と同根。関連語: ocular（眼の）、eyewitness（目撃者）。「目」そのものが動詞化し「じっと見つめる」意味になった珍しい例。
Eyeing is formed from the verb eye plus -ing. Eye comes from Old English ēage, a word for the organ of sight, and is ultimately related to an Indo-European root associated with seeing; Latin oculus is a distant relative. English later turned the noun eye into a verb meaning “look at closely” or “regard attentively.” The spelling eyeing normally retains the final e before -ing to keep the base word recognizable.
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