marauding
略奪
解説 Definition
marauding は maraud（略奪して回る）の現在分詞・動名詞です。暴力的な集団が場所を襲って奪う行為や、そのような行動を表すやや硬い語です。
The activity of roaming through an area in search of people or places to attack and rob. As a noun, it usually describes repeated, organized, or violent looting by armed groups rather than a single act of theft.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 maraud「略奪して回る」に -ing をそのまま加えた形で、発音も原形の後に /ɪŋ/ が続きます。単なる stealing より、武装集団などが各地をうろつき、襲って奪う継続的・暴力的な行為を示します。marauding bands や reports of marauding という紛争時の場面で覚えましょう。
Link marauding to the base verb maraud, “to roam around attacking and stealing”; simply add -ing, with an extra “ing” sound in pronunciation. Imagine armed bands moving from village to village during a conflict, taking property by force. That moving, repeated pattern separates marauding from an isolated theft. Common contexts include marauding bands, reports of marauding, and protecting a village from marauding. The word is relatively formal and strongly suggests danger, violence, and disorder.
例文
The town suffered from marauding during the long conflict.
その町は長い紛争の間、略奪に苦しみました。
Reports of marauding forced many families to leave the area.
略奪の報告を受けて、多くの家族がその地域を離れざるをえませんでした。
The guards were ordered to protect the village from marauding.
警備員たちは村を略奪から守るよう命じられました。
marauding の類義語・関連語
marauding の語源・成り立ち Etymology
marauding は中英語を経てフランス語 maraud「ごろつき・ならず者」にさかのぼり、そこから「略奪して回る」という意味が生まれました。語幹 maraud に -ing が付いた形で、marauder（略奪者）が同根です。「悪党のようにうろついて奪う」と考えると意味がつながります。
Marauding consists of maraud plus the suffix -ing. English maraud was derived from French marauder, “to roam or go begging,” which is related to French maraud, a term for a rogue or rascal. In English, the verb developed the stronger sense of roaming in search of plunder. Marauder, meaning a person who raids and steals, belongs to the same word family.
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