打倒
解説 Definition
overthrowing は overthrow（政権などを打倒する、倒す）の現在分詞・動名詞です。主に政府、支配者、制度などを力や行動によって倒すことを表す硬い語です。
The present participle or gerund of “overthrow,” referring to the act of removing a government, ruler, or established system from power, typically through force, rebellion, or organized political action.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 overthrow に -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、「政権・支配者・制度を打倒している／打倒すること」を表します。over＋throw の「上から投げ倒す」という構成を手掛かりに、overthrow the government や overthrow the regime のような硬い政治表現と結び付けて覚えましょう。語末の w は重ねません。
Connect overthrowing directly to the base verb overthrow: add -ing without doubling the final w. The parts over and throw suggest knocking something completely down, but the word is especially common in serious political contexts. Picture rebels overthrowing a government or a movement aimed at overthrowing a regime. Unlike merely criticizing or opposing those in power, overthrowing means actually removing them from control. It can describe an action in progress or function as a gerund naming the act itself.
例文
The rebels were accused of overthrowing the government.
反乱勢力は政府を打倒したとして非難されました。
The book describes a failed plan for overthrowing the king.
その本は王を打倒するための失敗した計画を描いています。
The documentary examines the political movement that aimed at overthrowing the regime.
そのドキュメンタリーは、政権の打倒を目指した政治運動を検証しています。
overthrowing の類義語・関連語
overthrowing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
overthrowing は overthrow の現在分詞で、over-「上から・ひっくり返して」+ throw から成ります。throw は古英語 þrawan「ねじる・回す」にさかのぼり、「回して投げ倒す」から「打倒する」の意味へ広がりました。関連語は throw, overthrown。
Overthrowing is formed from overthrow plus the participial suffix -ing. Overthrow combines over with throw and developed the figurative sense of bringing a ruler, government, or institution down from power. Throw ultimately goes back to Old English thrawan, meaning “to twist” or “to turn,” before acquiring its familiar sense of propelling something. The political meaning preserves the image of forcing an established authority down.
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