harbouring
抱えている
解説 Definition
感情や秘密などを心の中に抱え込むこと。また、犯人などをかくまうことも指す。
Harbouring means keeping a thought, feeling, hope, or secret in your mind for some time. It can also mean hiding or protecting someone, but this is less common in everyday use. It is often used for emotions or intentions that are not spoken openly.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
harbour をまず「港」と結びつけると覚えやすいです。港は船を中に入れて守る場所なので、harbouring は「何かを内側に入れたまま、外に出さず抱えている」感覚。harbouring resentment / doubts なら恨みや疑いを抱く、harbouring a fugitive なら逃亡者をかくまう、というふうに同じ核で読めます。単なる hold よりも、秘密裏にしまう・匿うニュアンスが強い語です。米式綴りは harboring。
Think of a `harbour` as a place where ships stay inside, hidden and safe. `Harbouring` is the same image for feelings or secrets: you keep them inside instead of showing them. Common pairs like `harbouring resentment`, `harbouring doubts`, and `harbouring a secret` make it easy to remember.
例文
She had been harbouring resentment toward her colleague for years without saying a word.
彼女は何年も同僚への恨みを心の中に抱え込んでいたが、一言も口にしなかった。
The suspect was arrested for harbouring a fugitive in his basement.
容疑者は地下室に逃亡者をかくまった罪で逮捕された。
He was harbouring a secret that could have destroyed his political career.
彼は政治生命を破壊しかねない秘密を抱えていた。
harbouring の類義語・関連語
harbouring の語源・成り立ち Etymology
harbouring は harbour + -ing で、harbour は古英語 herebeorg「宿営・避難所」にさかのぼり、here「軍」+ beorgan「守る」から成ります。harbor や harbinger も同根で、ただ持つのでなく「中にかくまって抱える」感覚が残る語です。
Harbouring comes from harbour + -ing. Harbour goes back to Old English herebeorg, meaning a shelter or lodging, built from here "army" and beorgan "to protect." Over time, the idea moved from giving shelter to also keeping or hiding something inside, which is the sense still felt in harbour and related words like harbor and harbinger.
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