glancing
ちらりと見る
解説 Definition
glancing は、何かを短い時間だけちらっと見ることを表します。動詞 glance の現在分詞で、詳しく見るのではなく、すばやく視線を向ける動作に使われます。
Glancing means looking at someone or something briefly and quickly rather than examining it carefully. It can also describe reading or checking material rapidly to gain only a general impression.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 glance「ちらりと見る」の語末の無音の e を取って -ing を付け、glancing とします。発音は /ɡlæns/ から /ˈɡlænsɪŋ/ へ変わります。glance at the clock のように一瞬視線を向ける動作や、glance through a report のようにざっと目を通す場面を覚え、じっと見る stare と区別します。
Build glancing from the base verb glance. Drop the final silent e before adding -ing: glance becomes glancing. The pronunciation moves from /ɡlæns/ to /ˈɡlænsɪŋ/. Imagine someone repeatedly glancing at a clock during a meeting: each look lasts only a moment. The pattern glance at emphasizes a quick look toward something, while glance through a report means reading it rapidly for a general impression. Contrast this with staring, which involves looking fixedly for a longer time, and examining, which suggests careful attention to detail.
例文
She kept glancing at the clock during the meeting.
彼女は会議中、時計をちらちら見ていました。
He was glancing through the report before the presentation.
彼は発表の前に報告書にざっと目を通していました。
The driver avoided glancing at his phone.
その運転手は携帯電話をちらりと見ることを避けました。
glancing の類義語・関連語
glancing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
glancingはglance「ちらりと見る」の現在分詞で、glanceは中世フランス語やゲルマン系の「きらめく・すべる」に通じる語と考えられます。glancinglyなどの関連語もあり、もとは光や物がさっと逸れる感覚から、一瞬だけ目を向ける意味へ発展しました。
Glancing is the present participle and gerund of glance, formed by dropping the final silent e and adding -ing. Glance entered English in the Middle English period, probably through a form related to movement that strikes, slips aside, or flashes briefly. Its earlier senses involved a quick oblique movement or a momentary flash. The visual sense developed naturally from the idea of directing the eyes briefly toward something and then away.
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