nudging
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解説 Definition
nudging は nudge（軽くつつく、そっと押す）の現在分詞・動名詞です。人の注意を引くために肘などで軽くつつく場合や、相手を少しずつ促す場合に使われます。
Nudging is the present participle or gerund of nudge. It describes lightly touching or pushing someone or something, often with an elbow or shoulder, or gently encouraging a person toward a particular action or decision.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
nudging は原形 nudge に -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞です。nudge は語末が発音上 /dʒ/ でも綴りの e を落として nudging とし、g を重ねません。典型形は nudge someone to do「人にそっと〜するよう促す」や、肘・肩で軽く押す場面です。強く押す shove や、しつこく迫る nag との強さの違いも意識します。
Link nudging directly to the base verb nudge. To form it, drop the final silent e and add -ing: nudge becomes nudging, with no doubled g. The pronunciation keeps the final /dʒ/ sound of nudge. Picture a person lightly touching a friend with an elbow to attract attention, or gently encouraging someone to act. Useful patterns include “nudging someone to look,” “nudging someone toward a decision,” and “kept nudging.” A nudge is lighter than a shove and less persistent or annoying than nagging, so the word usually suggests subtle physical or psychological pressure.
例文
She was nudging me to look at the sign.
彼女は看板を見るように私を軽くつついていました。
The child kept nudging his father during the speech.
その子どもはスピーチの間、父親を何度もつついていました。
He tried nudging the stuck door with his shoulder.
彼は肩で動かないドアを少し押してみました。
nudging の類義語・関連語
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nudging の語源・成り立ち Etymology
nudge（軽くつつく）の現在分詞形。スカンジナビア語起源で、ノルウェー語nugga/nygja（押す・こする）と関連。近年は行動経済学で「人の行動をそっと促す仕掛け」の意味でも使われる。knack（コツ）やknock（叩く）とゲルマン語の接触系語根を共有。
Nudging is formed from nudge by dropping the final silent e and adding the participial suffix -ing. Nudge entered English with the sense of pushing or touching gently and is generally linked to Scandinavian forms such as Norwegian dialectal nugga or nyggja, meaning to push or rub. In modern behavioral economics, nudge also names a subtle feature that encourages a choice without forcing it; nudging can describe the use of such features.
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