lifting
持ち上げる
解説 Definition
lifting は、物を上に持ち上げることを表す動詞です。箱や荷物を持ち上げる場面のほか、運動で重いものを上げるときにも使われます。
Lifting is the -ing form of lift and describes raising a person or object from a lower position to a higher one. It can refer to an action in progress or to the activity itself, including moving loads or exercising with weights.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
lifting は lift「持ち上げる」に -ing をそのまま付けた形で、発音は /ˈlɪftɪŋ/ です。be lifting なら今まさに持ち上げている動作、when lifting なら「持ち上げるとき」を表します。lift a box、lift weights、lift bags onto a truck のように、下から上への動きと目的地を結び付けます。
Use the base verb lift as the memory core: move something from a lower position to a higher one. Lifting is formed simply by adding -ing, with no spelling change. In “He is lifting a box,” it is part of the progressive verb and shows an action happening now. In “Be careful when lifting the table,” it names the activity. Learn physical combinations such as lift a box, lift weights, and lift bags onto a truck. The preposition onto can show the higher destination of the movement.
例文
He is lifting a heavy box.
彼は重い箱を持ち上げています。
Be careful when lifting the table.
テーブルを持ち上げるときは気をつけてください。
The workers are lifting the bags onto the truck.
作業員たちは袋をトラックに持ち上げています。
lifting の類義語・関連語
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lifting の語源・成り立ち Etymology
lifting は lift「持ち上げる」に -ing が付いた形で、語源は古ノルド語 lypta「空中へ上げる」です。物を下から上へ移す動きが核なので、比喩的に「気分を高める」の意味にも広がりました。関連語は uplift, lifter。
Lifting is formed from lift plus the suffix -ing. Lift entered English from Old Norse lypta, meaning “to raise” or “lift into the air,” and is related to the idea of something being aloft. Its basic physical meaning is upward movement, although lift later developed figurative uses such as raising a person’s mood or removing a restriction.
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