keep trying
あきらめないで
解説 Definition
うまくいかなくてもあきらめずに続けようと励ますときに使います。小さな失敗を乗り越えて成長してほしいという気持ちを込めて、再挑戦を促すときの定番フレーズです。
Keep trying means do not stop making an effort, even if success does not come quickly. It is often used to encourage someone who is having difficulty. The phrase gives positive support and suggests persistence.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
"keep + 動詞ing" は「その動作を続ける」が基本。だから keep trying は直訳でも「試し続ける」で覚えると崩れません。try だけだと「やってみる」1回の感じですが、keep が付くと失敗後も続ける励ましになります。近い表現の don’t give up は「諦めるな」に焦点、keep trying は「もう一度やってみよう」に焦点。会話では Keep trying. / Just keep trying. の形でそのまま励まし句として出やすいです。
`Keep` means continue, so `keep trying` is a push to continue after failure. It is often said to encourage someone who feels like quitting. Link it with the opposite ideas `give up` or `quit` to make the meaning stick.
例文
Keep trying even if the puzzle seems hard.
パズルが難しくてもあきらめずに続けてごらん。
Keep trying and ask for help if you get stuck.
行き詰まったら助けを借りながら、あきらめずに挑戦し続けて。
keep trying の類義語・関連語
keep trying の語源・成り立ち Etymology
keepは古英語cēpan（つかむ、守る）、tryは古フランス語trier（選び分ける、試す）に由来。tryはもともと裁判で証拠をふるいにかける意味で、何度も「試し続ける」という励ましの表現になった。関連語：keeper（守る人）、trial（試練）。
Keep comes from Old English cepan, meaning "to hold" or "guard," and try comes from Old French trier, meaning "to sort out" or "test." Try first had the sense of examining or proving something carefully, which also appears in trial. Put together, keep trying grew from the idea of continuing to test or make attempts without stopping.
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