keep up with
keep up with は英検準2級・英検2級・英検準1級・英検1級レベルの英単語で、「遅れずについていく」という意味があります。発音記号は /ˈkiːp ˈʌp ˈwɪð/ です。
遅れずについていく
解説 Definition
他の人や物の進み具合に遅れないようについていくこと。
Keep up with means to move or progress at the same speed, level, or standard as someone or something else. It is often used for study, work, news, technology, or fast changes. It suggests continuing effort so that you do not fall behind.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず keep を「保つ」、with を「一緒に」と押さえると、keep up with は「相手と同じ水準・速度を保ったまま一緒に進む」とイメージできる。単に follow するだけでなく、「遅れない」の感覚が核心。news, technology, class, demand など変化が速いものとよく結びつき、keep up with changes の形で覚えると定着しやすい。catch up with は「いったん遅れてから追いつく」なので区別すると混同しにくい。
Think of `keep` as staying at the same level, and `with` as staying together with someone or something. So `keep up with` means moving at the same speed or level without falling behind. It is common with fast-changing things like `technology`, `the news`, or `classwork`. Do not confuse it with `catch up with`, which means you were behind first and then reached the same level.
例文
It's hard to keep up with all the changes in technology these days.
最近のテクノロジーの変化についていくのは大変だ。
She studies every day to keep up with the rest of the class.
彼女はクラスのみんなに遅れないよう毎日勉強している。
I can barely keep up with the pace of this advanced course.
この上級コースのペースにほとんどついていけない。
keep up with の類義語・関連語
keep up with の語源・成り立ち Etymology
keep は古英語 cēpan「保つ・見張る」、up は「上へ」、with は「共に」に由来します。合わせて「相手と同じ高さや速さを保つ」という絵になり、そこから「遅れずについていく」の意味になりました。関連語は upkeep, keeper です。
`Keep` comes from Old English `cepan`, meaning "to hold," "guard," or "maintain," while `up` suggests staying at the same level and `with` means "together with." The full phrase originally gave the picture of staying level with someone else. That developed into the modern sense of moving, working, or progressing without falling behind.
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