gliding
滑空
解説 Definition
gliding は glide（滑るように動く、滑空する）の動名詞・現在分詞で、滑空という意味です。鳥やグライダーなどが大きく羽ばたかず、空中を滑るように進む動きを表します。
Gliding is the activity or action of moving smoothly through the air without using engine power or continuous wing movement. It can refer to flying a glider as a sport, or it can be the -ing form of “glide,” describing a bird or aircraft in smooth flight.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 glide「滑るように進む・滑空する」の語末 e を落として -ing を付けた形が gliding です。発音は /ˈɡlaɪdɪŋ/。名詞なら「滑空（という活動）」、現在分詞なら be gliding「滑空している」となります。鳥が羽ばたかず進む姿を思い浮かべ、gliding above the lake、learn gliding と型ごと覚えましょう。
Begin with the base verb glide, meaning to move smoothly and with little visible effort. Drop the final silent e before adding -ing: glide becomes gliding, pronounced /ˈɡlaɪdɪŋ/. Picture a bird holding its wings still above a lake or a sailplane moving silently through the sky. As a noun, gliding can name the sport or activity, as in learn gliding. As a participle, it appears in forms such as was gliding or a gliding bird. The central image is smooth, sustained movement without powered thrust or repeated flapping.
例文
Gliding over the field looked peaceful.
野原の上を滑空する様子は穏やかに見えました。
The bird was gliding above the lake.
その鳥は湖の上を滑空していました。
He learned gliding at a small airfield.
彼は小さな飛行場で滑空を学びました。
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gliding の語源・成り立ち Etymology
gliding は glide の -ing 形で、古英語 glidan「滑る・なめらかに進む」に由来し、ゲルマン系の古い語です。力んで進むのでなく“すべるように移動する”のが核なので、滑空や滑走のイメージに直結します。関連語は glide, glider。
Gliding is formed from glide by dropping the final silent e and adding -ing. Glide comes from Old English glīdan, “to move smoothly or slip,” and belongs to an old Germanic group of words expressing smooth movement. The core sense has remained stable across its history. Its use for movement through the air naturally gave rise to glider, the name for an aircraft designed for unpowered or minimally powered flight.
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