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解説 Definition
harboring は harbor（心に抱く、かくまう）の現在分詞・動名詞です。ここでは不安、疑い、恨みなどを心の中に抱えている状態を表します。
Harboring is the present participle or gerund of harbor. In this sense, it means continuing to keep a doubt, fear, resentment, suspicion, or other often negative feeling or thought privately in one’s mind.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 harbor に -ing をそのまま付けた形で、発音も harbor＋ing と続きます。港が船を内側に入れて守るイメージから、疑念・恐れ・恨みを心の中にしまい込む意味を結び付けましょう。harboring doubts、harboring fear、harboring resentment が典型で、英国綴りは harbouring です。
Connect the mental sense of harboring with a harbor that holds and shelters ships. In the same way, a person can keep a doubt, fear, suspicion, or resentment inside the mind instead of letting it go or expressing it openly. Common combinations are harboring doubts, harboring fears, and harboring resentment. The form is made by adding -ing directly to harbor, with no doubled consonant or dropped letter. Remember that harboring is the American spelling; British English normally writes harbouring, keeping the u.
例文
She was harboring doubts about the new plan.
彼女は新しい計画に疑問を抱えていました。
He kept working while harboring a deep fear of failure.
彼は失敗への強い恐れを抱えながら働き続けました。
The team realized that several members were harboring the same concern.
チームは数人のメンバーが同じ不安を抱えていることに気づきました。
harboring の類義語・関連語
harboring の語源・成り立ち Etymology
harboring は harbor「かくまう、宿す」の現在分詞で、harbor は古英語 herebeorg「避難所・宿営地」に由来します。here「軍勢」＋ beorg「守り・避難所」が核で、『中に入れて守る』から感情や疑いを抱える意味にも広がりました。関連語は harbor, harborage.
Harboring is formed from the verb harbor and -ing. Harbor comes from Old English herebeorg, referring to shelter or lodging, traditionally analyzed from elements connected with an army and protection or refuge. The physical idea of giving shelter developed into the verb senses “to shelter” and “to keep within.” From there, English extended the verb metaphorically to thoughts and feelings that remain concealed or protected in the mind.
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