flaunting
見せびらかす
解説 Definition
flaunting は flaunt（見せびらかす、誇示する）の動名詞・現在分詞です。お金、地位、持ち物などを人目につくように自慢げに示す場合に使われ、やや批判的な響きがあります。
Displaying wealth, possessions, status, abilities, or achievements in a very noticeable and often boastful way. It is the present participle and gerund of flaunt and usually suggests that the display is intended to attract attention or admiration.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 flaunt に -ing をそのまま加えた形で、発音は /ˈflɔːntɪŋ/。flaunting wealth／a new watch／profits のように、富・所有物・成功を人目につくよう自慢げに示す場面で覚える。単に show するより批判的で、誇示して周囲の反感を招く含みがある。flout「規則を公然と無視する」と混同しない。
Flaunting is formed simply by adding -ing to flaunt; no letter is dropped or doubled. Remember it with conspicuous objects and achievements: “flaunting his new watch,” “flaunting wealth,” or “flaunting company profits.” Unlike neutral showing, flaunting often carries criticism because the person or organization appears eager to attract admiration or make others notice what they possess. Also separate flaunt from flout. You flaunt something valuable by displaying it proudly, but you flout a rule by openly disobeying it. That contrast is especially useful because the two verbs look and sound similar.
例文
He was flaunting his new watch at the party.
彼はパーティーで新しい腕時計を見せびらかしていました。
Flaunting wealth can make people uncomfortable.
富を見せびらかすと、人を不快にさせることがあります。
The article criticized the company for flaunting its profits.
その記事は、会社が利益を誇示していると批判しました。
flaunting の類義語・関連語
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flaunting の語源・成り立ち Etymology
中英語flauntenに由来し、スカンジナビア語系のflana（駆け回る）と関連。語根は「目立つように振る舞う」の意。flaunt+-ing（現在分詞）の構成。関連語：flaunt（誇示する）、flamboyant（派手な）。人目を引くよう動き回る姿から「見せびらかす」意味に発展した。
Flaunting is the present participle and gerund of flaunt. Flaunt has been used in English since the sixteenth century, first with senses involving showy movement or display. Its deeper origin is uncertain, though connections with Scandinavian words describing restless or ostentatious movement have been proposed. The modern verb means to display something conspicuously, often with pride. The form flaunting is created regularly by adding -ing to flaunt, with no change to the base spelling.
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