narrowing
狭くなる
解説 Definition
narrowing は narrow（狭くする、狭くなる）の現在分詞・動名詞です。道や幅が狭くなる場合だけでなく、選択肢や差が小さくなる場合にも使われます。
Narrowing is the present participle or gerund of narrow. It describes something becoming or being made less wide, or figuratively a gap, range, list, or set of possibilities becoming smaller or more limited.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 narrow にそのまま -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、w は重ねません。発音も narrow の末尾に /ɪŋ/ を加えます。a road is narrowing は幅が狭くなること、the gap is narrowing は差が縮むこと、narrowing the list は候補を絞ることとして覚えましょう。
Begin with the base word narrow and simply add -ing: narrow → narrowing. Do not double the w or remove any letter. The pronunciation keeps narrow and adds the /ɪŋ/ ending. Picture three common patterns: a road narrowing near a bridge, a gap narrowing between two teams, and someone narrowing a list to three candidates. The first concerns physical width, while the other two express reduction in difference or choice. This makes “becoming smaller or more limited” the shared memory core, whether the subject is a road, a gap, a search, or a list.
例文
The road is narrowing near the bridge.
橋の近くで道が狭くなっています。
The gap between the two teams is narrowing.
二つのチームの差が縮まっています。
She is narrowing the list to three strong candidates.
彼女は候補者リストを有力な3人に絞り込んでいます。
narrowing の類義語・関連語
narrowing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語nearu（狭い、窮屈な）に接尾辞-ingがついた現在分詞形。ゲルマン祖語に遡り「締め付ける」が原義。narrow自体が形容詞・動詞両方で使われ、narrows（海峡）のように名詞化もする。
Narrowing is formed from narrow by adding the participial suffix -ing. Narrow comes from Old English nearu, which meant “narrow, confined, or constricted,” and belongs to the Germanic vocabulary of English. The verb developed from the adjective, allowing English to describe either making something less wide or becoming less wide. Its figurative uses extend the same idea to differences, choices, searches, and ranges.
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