peeping
のぞき見
解説 Definition
peeping は peep（のぞく、ちらっと見る）の現在分詞・動名詞です。小さなすき間からこっそり見る、または短くのぞく行為を表します。
Peeping is the ongoing action or activity of looking quickly or secretly, often through a small opening or from a concealed position. It may imply improper curiosity, especially when someone looks at information or people without permission.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
peep「小さなすき間などからちらっとのぞく」に -ing をそのまま加えた現在分詞・動名詞で、発音は /ˈpiːpɪŋ/ です。peeping through the door／from behind the curtain のように、狭い所や隠れた所から短くこっそり見る場面を思い浮かべます。単なるlookingより秘密めいた含みがあります。
Peeping is the -ing form of peep; no spelling change is needed before adding -ing, and it is pronounced /ˈpiːpɪŋ/. Imagine one eye briefly appearing at a narrow opening in a door or from behind a curtain. That image captures both the short look and the secrecy often implied by the word. Useful patterns are peeping through a keyhole, peeping from behind a curtain, and peeping at someone’s answers. Unlike neutral looking, peeping can suggest curiosity that invades another person’s privacy.
例文
The child was peeping through the door.
その子どもはドアのすき間からのぞいていました。
Stop peeping at the answers on my paper.
私の答案をのぞき見するのはやめてください。
She noticed someone peeping from behind the curtain.
彼女は誰かがカーテンの後ろからのぞいていることに気づきました。
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peeping の語源・成り立ち Etymology
peeping は peep の進行形・名詞化で、peep は中英語 pīpen「ぴいと鳴く」にさかのぼる擬音的な語です。『小さくすばやくのぞく動き』が音のイメージと結びついて生まれた語で、関連語に peeper と peephole があります。
Peeping is formed from peep and the suffix -ing. Peep is an imitative word recorded in Middle English for a short, high-pitched sound, especially the cry of a young bird. The same word later developed the visual sense of taking a brief or furtive look, perhaps through the associated idea of a small, quick action. The -ing form names the activity or presents it as continuing.
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