ピークに達する
解説 Definition
peaking は peak（ピークに達する）の現在分詞・動名詞です。数値、人気、活動などが最も高い段階に達しつつあることを表します。
Reaching or approaching the highest level of value, popularity, activity, demand, or performance. As the -ing form of peak, it can describe an ongoing process or the act of attaining that highest point.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 peak「頂点に達する」に -ing をそのまま加えた現在分詞・動名詞で、/ˈpiːkɪŋ/ と発音し、peak の /k/ も残ります。sales are peaking、an athlete is peaking のように、数値・需要・人気・調子が最高点に達しつつある場面を山頂のイメージと結び付けましょう。
Peaking is formed by adding -ing to peak without changing the spelling of the base word. It is pronounced /ˈpiːkɪŋ/, with the /k/ of peak clearly retained. Picture a line climbing a mountain until it reaches the summit: sales, demand, popularity, or an athlete’s performance can all be peaking. The form often follows be to show a process happening around the present time, as in “Demand is peaking.” Unlike rising, it suggests that the highest point is being reached, not merely that the level is increasing.
例文
Sales are peaking before the holiday season.
売上は休暇シーズン前にピークに達しつつあります。
The athlete is peaking at the right time.
その選手はちょうどよい時期に調子のピークを迎えています。
Demand for the product is peaking this month.
その商品の需要は今月ピークに達しています。
peaking の類義語・関連語
peaking の語源・成り立ち Etymology
中英語のpek（頂点）に由来し、古フランス語pic（尖り）の影響も受けています。語根peakに進行形を示す接尾辞-ingが付加され動詞化し、同じ系統のspike（急上昇）と共に、山の頂上に至るイメージから「ピークに達する」と納得できます。
Peaking is the -ing form of the verb peak, which developed from the noun peak, meaning a pointed top or summit. Peak is recorded in Middle English, and its history was probably influenced by words for a pointed object, including Old French pic. The suffix -ing marks an ongoing action or turns the action into a verbal noun. The physical image of reaching a mountain’s top produced the modern figurative uses involving maximum levels.
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