grasping
掴む
解説 Definition
grasping は grasp（つかむ、しっかり握る）の現在分詞・動名詞です。手で物をつかむ動作を表し、ここでは比喩的な「理解する」という意味ではなく、物理的につかむ意味で使います。
The present participle or gerund of grasp, describing the physical action of taking and holding an object firmly with the hand or fingers, rather than the figurative act of understanding an idea.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
grasping は原形 grasp「しっかりつかむ」にそのまま -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞。ここでは「理解する」ではなく、指や手で物を確実につかむ動作に限定する。grasp a rope、grasp an edge、grasp someone’s finger のように、離すと危険な場面を思い浮かべると grip との近さも分かる。
Build grasping from the base verb grasp plus -ing; the spelling of grasp does not change. For this sense, picture a hand closing firmly around a rope, a rock edge, or another person’s finger. That physical image keeps it separate from the figurative meaning “understanding.” Grasping often suggests a deliberate, secure hold, so it is stronger than merely touching something and close to gripping. Learn it with concrete combinations such as grasping the rope, grasping the edge, and grasping someone’s hand. The form can describe either an ongoing action or the activity of holding firmly.
例文
The baby was grasping her father's finger.
赤ちゃんは父親の指を握っていました。
He kept grasping the rope during the climb.
彼は登っている間、ロープをつかみ続けました。
The climber was grasping the edge of the rock.
その登山者は岩の端をしっかりつかんでいました。
grasping の類義語・関連語
grasping の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 grǣpan（掴む）やゲルマン祖語 *graipan に由来し、-ing は現在分詞。grip（握る）や grope（手探りする）と同根で、いずれも「手で強くつかむ」動作を表す。物理的な把握から、比喩的に「理解する」意味にも広がった。
Grasping is formed by adding -ing to grasp. Grasp entered English in the Middle English period and is related to Germanic words involving seizing, feeling, or handling with the hand. Its earliest senses concern physically taking hold of something. The later figurative sense, “understand mentally,” developed from the image of catching and holding an idea, but that extended meaning is not intended here.
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