insulting
侮辱的な
解説 Definition
insulting は insult（侮辱する）に由来する形容詞で、侮辱的な、失礼なという意味です。人の尊厳を傷つける言葉、態度、扱いについて使われます。
Insulting describes words, behavior, or treatment that shows disrespect and is likely to offend or humiliate someone. It is stronger than merely impolite when it suggests an attack on a person’s dignity or worth.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
insult「侮辱する・侮辱」に -ing が付いて形容詞化した語で、単なる rude よりも「相手の尊厳を傷つける」含みが強い語です。insulting comment、message、way to speak のように言葉や態度を修飾します。語末は e を落とさず、そのまま insult＋ing、発音は /ɪnˈsʌltɪŋ/ です。
Start with the verb and noun insult, then add -ing to form the adjective insulting. No letter is dropped or doubled: insult simply becomes insulting, pronounced with the final /t/ followed by /ɪŋ/. Use it for a comment, message, tone, gesture, or way of treating someone that damages their dignity. Compare rude, which can describe generally bad manners; insulting more clearly suggests that the person has been belittled or shown contempt. Remember the practical patterns an insulting comment and an insulting way to speak to someone.
例文
His insulting comment hurt her feelings.
彼の侮辱的な発言は彼女を傷つけました。
That was an insulting way to speak to a guest.
それは客に対する侮辱的な話し方でした。
The manager apologized for the insulting message.
マネージャーはその侮辱的なメッセージについて謝罪しました。
insulting の類義語・関連語
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insulting の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 insultare（飛びかかる）が語源。in-（上に）+ saltare（跳ぶ）から成り、敗者を踏みつける行為が「侮辱」の意味に転じた。関連語: assault（襲撃）、salient（突出した）。いずれも「跳ぶ」語根 sal- を共有する。
Insult entered English through French from Latin insultare, meaning “to leap upon” or “assail,” and later “to behave arrogantly toward.” Insultare is related to Latin saltare, “to jump.” The sense developed from physically springing upon someone to triumphing over, taunting, or treating that person contemptuously. Modern insulting is formed regularly from English insult plus the suffix -ing and functions here as an adjective describing offensive words, conduct, or treatment.
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