keep trying
意味一覧 (2件)
努力し続ける
解説 Definition
うまくいかなくても試みや練習をやめず、成功に向けて努力を続けることを表します。勉強、仕事、スポーツ、問題解決などで、何度も挑戦を重ねる文脈によく使います。
"Keep trying" means not stopping your efforts even when something is difficult or does not work at first. It is used when someone continues to practice, make attempts, or work toward success after failure or mistakes. You often hear it in contexts like study, work, sports, or solving problems.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
keep trying は keep「保つ、続ける」に try「試す、努力する」の -ing 形が続き、「試みる状態を保つ」から努力し続ける意味になります。keep trying to improve、keep trying despite failure のように、失敗しても行動を止めない場面で使います。continue は単に継続を表せますが、keep trying は粘り強く挑戦する気持ちが前面に出ます。
It may help to remember that pickle is most often learned in the phrase in a pickle, which means being in trouble. Imagine food stuck inside a pickle jar and not able to get out easily. That image helps you feel the idea of a person being in a difficult situation. Compared with problem, it sounds more casual and a little humorous.
例文
If this math problem seems too hard, keep trying and you will understand it step by step.
この数学の問題が難しく見えても、努力し続ければ少しずつ分かるようになります。
She kept trying even after several job interviews went badly.
彼女は何度か就職面接がうまくいかなくても、努力し続けました。
Our coach told us to keep trying because improvement takes time.
上達には時間がかかるので、努力し続けるようにとコーチは私たちに言いました。
あきらめないで
(意味 2)解説 Definition
失敗や難しさで気持ちが折れそうな相手に、「そこでやめないで」と背中を押す励ましです。作業の継続そのものより、途中で投げ出さない心の持ち直しに焦点があります。
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
これは keep trying の「努力し続ける」という基本義そのものではなく、相手に向かって「そこで投げ出さないで」と励ます呼びかけとしての意味です。命令形のように単独で使われ、失敗して落ち込む人や途中でやめそうな人に気持ちを立て直してもらう場面で響きます。行動の継続より、give up しそうな心を支える一言として覚えると自然です。
`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 の語源・成り立ち Etymology
keep は古英語 cēpan（守る、保つ）、try は古フランス語 trier（選び分ける、試す）に由来。組み合わさって「試みを保ち続ける」という意味になりました。
Keep comes from Old English cēpan, meaning to keep, guard, or hold. Try comes from Old French trier, meaning to sort out or test. Together, keep trying came to mean continuing your attempts without stopping.
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