hurrying
急いでいる
解説 Definition
hurrying は hurry（急ぐ）の現在分詞・動名詞です。「急いでいること、急ぐこと」を表し、時間が足りないために動作を速める状況で使われます。
Hurrying is the act of moving or doing something more quickly than usual, commonly because time is limited. It is also the present participle of hurry and can describe an action currently in progress.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 hurry に -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、語末の y はそのまま残して hurrying とします。発音は hurry の後に /ɪŋ/ が続く形です。be hurrying to the station なら進行中の動作、Hurrying causes mistakes なら「急ぐこと」という名詞的用法だと見分けましょう。
Start with the base verb hurry and add -ing without changing the final y: hurry becomes hurrying, not “hurriing.” The pronunciation keeps the vowel at the end of hurry before the -ing sound. In “She was hurrying to the station,” it forms a progressive verb and shows an action in progress. In “Hurrying causes mistakes,” it is a gerund naming the act of rushing. Associate it with common situations involving limited time, such as hurrying through breakfast or hurrying to catch a train.
例文
Hurrying through breakfast made him forget his keys.
朝食を急いで済ませたため、彼は鍵を忘れてしまいました。
She was hurrying to the station when the rain began.
雨が降り始めたとき、彼女は駅へ急いでいました。
The teacher warned that hurrying often leads to careless mistakes.
先生は、急ぐと不注意な間違いにつながりやすいと注意しました。
hurrying の類義語・関連語
hurrying の語源・成り立ち Etymology
中英語「hurrien（急ぐ）」に動名詞接尾辞-ingが付いた形。語源は不確かだが、擬音語的に素早い動きを表したとされる。関連語：hurry、hurried。「急いでいる状態・行為」そのものを名詞化した語である。
Hurrying is formed from hurry plus the participial and gerund suffix -ing. Hurry entered English through Middle English hurrien, a verb meaning to move rapidly or urge onward. Its deeper origin is uncertain and may be expressive, reflecting quick or agitated movement. The -ing form can function verbally in a progressive construction or nominally as a gerund referring to the act of rushing.
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