fisting
拳で殴ること
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
fist「握りこぶし」に動作を表す -ing を付けた形で、ここでは「拳で殴ること」と捉えます。punching が拳で打つ行為の通常の語であるのに対し、この意味の fisting は非常にまれです。また、現代英語では主に性的な意味で受け取られる語なので、殴打を表す実用場面では punching を選ぶのが安全です。
Build the word from fist, “a tightly closed hand,” plus -ing, which names an action. In the intended sense, it refers to hitting with a fist. However, this use is rare in present-day English. For an ordinary fight or blow, punching is the natural and unambiguous term, as in “punching someone” or “a punching motion.” Remember the contrast for safe usage: fist names the closed hand, while punch is the usual verb for striking with it. Be aware that fisting is now generally understood as a vulgar term for a sexual act.
fisting の類義語・関連語
fisting の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 fyst（拳）に由来し、ゲルマン祖語 *funstiz から発展。ドイツ語 Faust（拳）と同根。接尾辞 -ing が動作・行為を表す。拳を握る動作が原義で、fisticuffs（殴り合い）も同じ語根を持つ。
Fisting is formed from fist plus the action-forming suffix -ing. Fist comes from Old English fȳst and is related to other Germanic words for a closed hand, including German Faust. English has occasionally used fist as a verb for actions performed with a clenched hand, allowing an -ing form. Fisticuffs, an older word for fighting with the fists, shares the same base. In modern usage, however, fisting has predominantly acquired a vulgar sexual sense.
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