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解説 Definition
peeking は peek（ちらっと見る、のぞく）の現在分詞・動名詞です。短い時間だけ、こっそりまたは慎重に何かを見る動作を表します。
Peeking is the present-participle or gerund form of peek, meaning looking briefly, secretly, or cautiously at something, often through an opening, from behind an object, or when one is not supposed to look.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
peek「ちらっと見る、のぞく」に -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、語末の k を重ねず peeking とします。peek through the door、peek over the fence、keep peeking at the clock のように、すき間・障害物越し・短い反復と結び付けましょう。長く観察する watch より、短く慎重またはこっそり見る動作です。
Start with peek, “to take a quick or secret look,” and add -ing to form peeking; the final k is not doubled. Remember its typical prepositions: peeking through a door, peeking over a fence, and peeking at a clock. Each scene involves a brief, cautious, or partly hidden look rather than sustained observation. Compare watch, which usually suggests looking for some time, and stare, which suggests a fixed, openly noticeable gaze. Peeking keeps the idea small, quick, and often discreet.
例文
A child was peeking through the door.
子どもがドアのすき間からのぞいていました。
She kept peeking at the clock during the lesson.
彼女は授業中、何度も時計をちらちら見ていました。
He noticed someone peeking over the fence.
彼は誰かがフェンス越しにのぞいているのに気づきました。
peeking の類義語・関連語
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peeking の語源・成り立ち Etymology
peeking は peek「ちらっと覗く」の進行形で、peek は17世紀以降の英語に現れ、近縁語 peep と同系と考えられます。大きく見るのでなく「すき間から素早く見る」感覚が核で、peep が関連語です。
Peeking is formed regularly from peek by adding -ing. Peek has been recorded in English since the late sixteenth or early seventeenth century and is probably related to peep, another verb for looking briefly or secretly, although its precise development is uncertain. The modern form does not contain a separable prefix or suffix beyond the grammatical -ing ending. Its central sense remains taking a short, cautious, or concealed look.
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