grow up
意味一覧 (2件)
成長する
解説 Definition
子供が大人になるまで成長すること。育つこと。
To grow up means to develop from being a child into an adult. It is also used more generally for becoming more mature in behavior and thinking. This phrase often refers to a long process over time.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず grow＝「育つ・大きくなる」を土台にし、up が付くと「先へ進んで大人の段階まで行く」と捉えると覚えやすい。単に植物が伸びる、数字が増えるという grow より、人が子どもから大人になる流れに強く寄る表現。What do you want to be when you grow up? は定番。bring up は「育てる／話題に出す」なので別物、とセットで区別すると記憶に残りやすい。
Start from `grow`, meaning become bigger. Add `up`, and it gives the idea of moving forward to the adult stage. That is why `grow up` is strongly connected with children becoming adults. A useful pair is `bring up`, which means raise a child, not become older yourself.
例文
She grew up in a small village surrounded by mountains.
彼女は山に囲まれた小さな村で育った。
What do you want to be when you grow up?
大きくなったら何になりたいですか？
He grew up speaking both Japanese and English at home.
彼は家庭で日本語と英語の両方を話しながら育った。
育つ
(意味 2)解説 Definition
人が子ども時代をある場所や環境で過ごし、その中で育つことを表す。出身地や家庭環境、文化的背景を述べるときによく使い、「東京で育つ」「海の近くで育つ」のように場所や状況と一緒に用いる。
To grow up means to spend your childhood in a particular place, family, or environment and become older there. It is often used when talking about where someone is from, what kind of home they had, or what culture shaped them. The phrase focuses on a person’s development from childhood toward adulthood, not just physical growth.
例文
I grew up in a small town near the sea.
私は海の近くの小さな町で育った。
She grew up speaking both Japanese and English at home.
彼女は家で日本語と英語の両方を話しながら育った。
Children who grow up in a quiet environment may find big cities overwhelming at first.
静かな環境で育つ子どもは、最初は大都市に圧倒されるかもしれない。
grow up の類義語・関連語
grow up の語源・成り立ち Etymology
grow up は grow（育つ）+ up（上へ）から成る句動詞で、古英語 growan と up に由来します。もとは「上へ伸びる」が直訳で、そこから「子どもが大人になる」「精神的に成熟する」へ広がりました。同根語に growth, overgrow。
`grow up` is made from `grow`, from Old English `growan`, and `up`, from Old English `up`. The literal sense was "grow upward," like a plant rising higher, and this later widened to mean becoming an adult or maturing in mind and character. Related words include `growth` and `overgrow`.
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