guarding
守っている
解説 Definition
guarding は guard（守る、警備する）の現在分詞・動名詞です。人や場所、物を危険や問題から守っている状態を表します。
Guarding is the present-participle and gerund form of guard. It describes watching over a person, place, or object in order to prevent danger, damage, escape, theft, or unauthorized entry.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
guarding は guard「守る・警備する」に -ing をそのまま付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、文字を重ねたり落としたりしません。語末は guard の /d/ に /ɪŋ/ が続き、/ˈɡɑːrdɪŋ/ のように発音します。be guarding the door や guard the house のように、対象のそばで見張り、危険や侵入を防いでいる場面を思い浮かべましょう。protect より「監視」の感覚が強い語です。
Form guarding by adding -ing directly to guard; no final letter is removed or doubled. The /d/ sound of guard is followed by /ɪŋ/. Picture a police officer at a door or a dog watching a house at night. That image captures the word’s special emphasis: guarding usually involves staying alert, controlling access, or watching for danger. Protecting is broader and may require no active watch, but guarding often places someone physically near the person, object, entrance, or boundary. Common patterns include guard the entrance and be guarding the house.
例文
A police officer is guarding the door.
警察官がそのドアを警備しています。
The dog is guarding the house at night.
その犬は夜に家を守っています。
Two workers are guarding the entrance during the event.
イベント中、2人の係員が入口を警備しています。
guarding の類義語・関連語
類義語
guarding の語源・成り立ち Etymology
guarding は guard＋-ing。guard は古フランス語 garder に由来し、さらにゲルマン系 *wardon「見張る」にさかのぼります。もとは「目を光らせる」が核なので、「見張って守る」から今の『守っている』に自然につながります。関連語は ward, guardian。
Guarding consists of guard and the present-participle or gerund suffix -ing. Guard entered English through Old French garder, meaning to watch, protect, or keep, and is ultimately connected with a Germanic root also represented in ward. The initial g in guard reflects French spelling history. Guardian, ward, and warden preserve related ideas of watching, custody, and protection, although their modern uses differ.
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