fiddling
いじる
解説 Definition
fiddling は fiddle（いじる、手先で触って動かす）の現在分詞・動名詞です。何かを落ち着きなく触ったり、細かく調整したりする行動を表します。
The present participle or gerund of fiddle, meaning repeatedly handling something in a restless, aimless, or delicate way, or making small adjustments to it. In this sense, it is commonly followed by with.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 fiddle の語末の無音 e を取って -ing を付けた形で、発音は /ˈfɪdlɪŋ/。弦楽器 fiddle を指で細かく動かして弾く姿から、物を落ち着きなく触る、設定を細かく調整する場面へつなげます。fiddle with a pen／buttons／settings のように with と組むのが典型です。
Fiddling is formed from fiddle by dropping the final silent e and adding -ing, and it is pronounced /ˈfɪdlɪŋ/. Connect the motion with a fiddle player’s fingers constantly moving over a stringed instrument. That image leads naturally to handling a pen or button restlessly, or making repeated small adjustments to settings. Learn it with the usual pattern fiddle with something: fiddling with a pen suggests nervous or idle touching, while fiddling with the settings suggests repeated minor adjustments to obtain the desired result.
例文
Stop fiddling with the buttons during the meeting.
会議中にボタンをいじるのはやめなさい。
He kept fiddling with his pen while he waited.
彼は待っている間、ずっとペンをいじっていました。
I spent ten minutes fiddling with the settings before the screen looked right.
画面がちょうどよく見えるまで、私は設定を10分ほどいじりました。
fiddling の類義語・関連語
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fiddling の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語で弦楽器を指す「fiðele」が語源です。「fiddle（語根）＋-ing（接尾辞）」で構成され、指で絶えず弦を弾く様子が、手先で無意識に物をいじくり回す動作にたとえられ「いじる」という意味が生まれました。関連語に「fiddler（演奏者）」があります。
Fiddling is the -ing form of fiddle. The noun fiddle, an old word for a bowed stringed instrument, goes back through Middle English fidele to Old English fiðele and related Germanic forms. The verb first referred to playing that instrument. From the musician’s continuous, delicate finger movements, it developed senses involving restless handling, minor adjustment, or unproductive interference. The final silent e of fiddle is dropped before -ing is added.
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