intersecting
交差する
解説 Definition
intersecting は intersect（交差する、交わる）の現在分詞・動名詞です。道路、線、考え方などが互いに交わる様子を表すときに使われます。
Intersecting is the present participle and gerund of intersect. It describes lines, roads, paths, surfaces, interests, or other things that cross, meet, or share a common point or area, and it can also refer to the act or process of doing so.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
intersect「交差する」に -ing をそのまま付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、語末の t は重ねません。inter-「間で」＋ sect「切る」から「互いを切るように交わる」と捉えます。intersecting roads、intersecting lines、intersecting paths のように、交差中の線や道を前から説明する形が典型です。
Begin with the base verb intersect and add -ing without doubling the final t. Its parts provide a strong image: inter- means “between” or “among,” and the element related to Latin secare means “to cut.” Two intersecting lines appear to cut across one another. The form can function in a continuous verb phrase, as in two roads are intersecting, as a gerund, or more commonly before a noun: intersecting lines, intersecting roads, and intersecting paths. Keep crossing in mind, but remember that intersecting can also describe overlapping ideas or interests.
例文
Two intersecting roads meet near the station.
二本の交差する道路が駅の近くで合流しています。
Draw two intersecting lines on the paper.
紙に交差する二本の線を引いてください。
The architect studied the intersecting paths before designing the plaza.
建築家は広場を設計する前に、交差する通路を調べました。
intersecting の類義語・関連語
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intersecting の語源・成り立ち Etymology
intersecting は intersect に -ing が付いた形で、語源はラテン語 intersectus、さらに intersecare「間で切る」です。inter-「間に」+ secare「切る」に分けられ、section, dissect と同根です。「互いの間を切って入る」と考えると、「交差する」が自然に見えてきます。
Intersecting is formed by adding -ing to intersect. Intersect entered English from Latin intersectus, the past participle of intersecare, “to cut between or cut apart.” That verb combines inter-, “between,” with secare, “to cut.” The same Latin root appears in section and dissect. The physical image of one line cutting across another developed naturally into the modern senses of crossing, meeting, or overlapping.
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