piling
積み上げる
解説 Definition
piling は「積み上げている」「積み上げること」という意味です。pile（積み上げる）の現在分詞・動名詞で、物を重ねたり集めたりして量を増やす動作に使います。
Piling is the present participle or gerund of pile and refers to placing objects on top of one another or gathering them into a heap. It can describe an action in progress or serve as the name of the activity, often suggesting that the amount is increasing.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 pile「積む」に -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、語末の e は落とさず、そのまま piling とします。発音は pile /paɪl/ に /ɪŋ/ を続けます。pile boxes/stones/books、work is piling up のように、物や量が重なって山になる動きを思い浮かべます。
Begin with pile, which can be a heap or the action of making one. Piling is formed simply by adding -ing; because pile does not end in a silent e that must be removed before this suffix, the spelling remains piling with one e already inside the base spelling. Pronounce it as pile followed by /ɪŋ/. Picture someone piling boxes, stones, or books so that the stack grows higher. Also remember piling up for work, bills, or problems that keep accumulating. The core image is increasing quantity through repeated addition, whether the things are physical or figurative.
例文
They are piling boxes near the door.
彼らはドアの近くに箱を積み上げています。
The workers kept piling stones beside the path.
作業員たちは小道の横に石を積み上げ続けました。
Piling books on the desk made it hard to find my notes.
机に本を積み上げたせいで、メモを見つけにくくなりました。
piling の類義語・関連語
対義語
piling の語源・成り立ち Etymology
piling は pile「積み山・積む」に動名詞・現在分詞の -ing が付いた形です。pile は古フランス語を経てラテン語 pila「柱・積み重なったもの」にさかのぼり、「物を重ねて山にする」イメージがそのまま「積み上げる」につながります。関連語は pile、stockpile です。
Piling is the present participle and gerund of pile, formed with the suffix -ing. The noun pile reached English through French and ultimately has connections with Latin pila, a word used for a pillar or similar solid mass, although the historical development of its several senses is complex. In modern English, the verb pile means to place things in a heap or stack, and piling names or describes that continuing action.
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