hustling
ハッスル
解説 Definition
hustling は hustle（忙しく動き回る、精力的に働く）の現在分詞・動名詞です。日本語の「ハッスル」は元気に頑張る意味で使われますが、英語では急いで動く、商売や仕事に励むというニュアンスもあります。
Hustling is the present participle or gerund of hustle. Here it means moving quickly and energetically or working very hard, especially when time is limited and several tasks require immediate attention.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
hustling は hustle の語末 e を取って -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞です。発音は /ˈhʌsəlɪŋ/ で、hustle の /əl/ が続きます。日本語の「ハッスル」よりも、締切前に急いで働く、複数の用事の間をせわしく動くという場面を中心に、hustling to finish や hustling between meetings で覚えましょう。
Hustling is made from hustle by dropping the final silent e and adding -ing. It is pronounced with the same /ˈhʌsəl/ core as hustle. Do not limit it to the cheerful effort suggested by Japanese ハッスル. In these examples, imagine people rushing to meet a deadline, preparing a room before guests arrive, or moving rapidly between meetings and phone calls. Learn the patterns hustling to finish something and hustling between tasks. The word emphasizes energetic, hurried activity; working hard does not always imply the same sense of speed or bustle.
例文
She was hustling to finish the report before noon.
彼女は正午までに報告書を仕上げようと懸命に動いていました。
The staff were hustling to prepare the room for the guests.
スタッフは客を迎えるために部屋の準備を急いでいました。
He spent the morning hustling between meetings and phone calls.
彼は午前中、会議と電話対応の間を忙しく動き回っていました。
hustling の類義語・関連語
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hustling の語源・成り立ち Etymology
hustling は hustle の現在分詞で、hustle はオランダ語 husselen「揺する・かき回す」に由来するとされます。もともとの「がさがさ動かす」感覚が、人を押しのける・せわしく働くへ広がり、今の「ハッスルする」という意味になりました。関連語は hustler, hustled です。
Hustling is the -ing form of hustle. Hustle is generally traced through English usage to Dutch husselen, meaning “to shake” or “to toss about.” Its earlier physical senses involved shaking, pushing, or jostling, from which developed the idea of moving hurriedly and working energetically. Modern hustle also has other senses, including pressuring or deceiving someone, but the examples here use only the sense of busy, vigorous activity.
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