気にする、世話をする
解説 Definition
minding は動詞 mind の現在分詞・動名詞です。(子どもなど)の世話をする、(店など)の番をする、または危険や注意事項などに気を配ることを表します。「気にする・嫌だと思う」の意味もありますが、その意味では I don't mind ... のような単純形がよく使われます。
Minding is the present participle or gerund of mind. It commonly means looking after a person, taking care of a place such as a shop, or paying attention to something. Mind can also mean being concerned or bothered, although that sense often appears more naturally in simple forms such as I don't mind the noise.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
minding は mind に -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、発音は /ˈmaɪndɪŋ/ です。minding the children なら「子どもの世話をする」、minding the shop なら「店番をする」、minding the icy patches なら「凍った箇所に注意する」と、目的語と文脈から意味を判断します。「気にしない」は I don't mind ... の形が一般的です。
Minding is formed by adding -ing to mind, with no letter dropped or doubled, and is pronounced /ˈmaɪndɪŋ/. Use the object to identify the sense: minding the children means looking after them, minding the shop means taking care of it, and minding icy patches means paying attention to them. For the sense “feel bothered,” simple forms such as I don't mind the noise are often more natural than progressive forms.
例文
She is minding the children while their parents are out.
彼女は両親の留守中、子どもたちの世話をしています。
He spent the afternoon minding the shop.
彼は午後、店番をして過ごしました。
He walked carefully, minding the icy patches on the path.
彼は道の凍った箇所に気をつけながら慎重に歩きました。
minding の類義語・関連語
minding の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語gemynd(記憶)に由来し、印欧語の語根men-(考える・覚える)が源流。元来は「脳に留める」意味で、接尾辞-ingが付き「今も頭から離さない→気にする」という動詞形に進化した。同じ語根のmemory(記憶)と比べれば、「意識に据え置く」核の意味がすっきり理解できる。
Minding is formed from the verb mind plus -ing. Mind comes from Old English gemynd, which referred to memory, thought, or intention, and belongs to an Indo-European word family associated with thinking and remembering. The verb developed senses such as keeping something in one’s thoughts, paying attention, caring, and objecting. In the present examples, -ing marks that attention or concern as continuing or as an activity.
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