intertwining
意味一覧 (2件)
絡み合い
解説 Definition
intertwining は、ひも・枝・髪などが互いに巻きつく「絡み合い」を表す名詞です。比喩的に、政治と経済、物語の筋、人間関係などが切り離しにくく結びつく状態にも使います。単なる混合より、互いに入り組む感じが強い語です。
Intertwining is the state of things being twisted, wrapped, or closely joined together with each other. It is often used for physical things like ropes, branches, or hair. It can also describe a close and complicated connection between ideas, events, relationships, or systems that are hard to separate. Compared with simple mixing, intertwining suggests a stronger sense of parts crossing into each other.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
inter- は「互いに・間で」、twine は「ひもをより合わせる」と考えると、intertwining は複数の線や要素が互いに巻きつく「絡み合い」と覚えやすいです。mixing はただ混ざること、connection はつながり全般ですが、intertwining は枝・糸・人生・利害・物語の筋が入り組んで離れにくくなる感じです。同じ語の別エントリに動作寄りの訳があっても、ここでは名詞「絡み合い」に集中します。
Think of inter- as "with each other" and twine as "twist together." Then intertwining becomes easy to picture: several lines, threads, or parts wrapping around one another. Unlike mixing, it is not just about things being together; it suggests that they are crossed and tied in a way that is hard to separate. This image also works for lives, interests, and storylines.
例文
The artist used the intertwining of roots and branches as the main image in the painting.
その画家は、根と枝の絡み合いを絵の中心的なイメージとして使った。
The novel explores the intertwining of family history and personal memory.
その小説は、家族の歴史と個人の記憶の絡み合いを描いている。
Many people are concerned about the intertwining of politics and business in the region.
その地域での政治とビジネスの絡み合いを懸念する人は多い。
絡み合う
(意味 2)解説 Definition
複数のものが互いに絡み合い、密接に結びつくこと。
Intertwining is the act or process of twisting, linking, or winding things together. It can be used literally for physical objects, or figuratively for things like stories, ideas, or relationships that become closely connected.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
このエントリでは intertwining を、名詞形でありながら日本語では動作を表すように「絡み合う」と捉える特殊な訳として覚えます。inter- は「互いに」、twine は「より合わせる」なので、複数のものが互いに巻きつきながら関係を作る動きに注目します。基本義の「絡み合い」という結果・状態名詞とは別に、過程そのものを名詞化して述べる硬めの用法として意識すると区別しやすいです。
Split it into `inter-` and `twine`. `Twine` makes you think of strands twisted together, so `intertwining` is not just mixing but becoming linked like threads. That image works well for both physical things and abstract ones, such as cultures, lives, or storylines.
例文
The intertwining of politics and business creates conflicts of interest.
政治とビジネスの絡み合いは利益相反を生む。
The artist captured the intertwining of the vine branches in her painting.
その画家はつるの枝の絡み合いを絵に描き出した。
The intertwining of multiple storylines made the novel complex but rewarding.
複数のストーリーラインの絡み合いが小説を複雑だが読みごたえのあるものにした。
intertwining の語源・成り立ち Etymology
intertwining は inter-「互いに・間で」と twine「より合わせる」から成り、-ing で名詞化した語です。糸を撚る像から、物や関係の絡み合いへ広がりました。
Intertwining comes from inter-, meaning "between" or "with each other," and twine, meaning "to twist together." The -ing form makes it a noun. It first referred to the twisting of threads or similar things, and later came to describe the close linking of relations, ideas, and events.
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