prodding
突き立てる
解説 Definition
prodding は prod（突く、せき立てる）の現在分詞・動名詞です。物理的に突くことのほか、人に行動を促すためにしつこく働きかけることにも使われます。
Prodding is the act of physically poking someone or something, or of repeatedly encouraging a person to act. It can refer to direct contact or to persistent reminders and pressure used as motivation.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 prod「先のとがった物で突く・人をせき立てる」に -ing を付け、末尾の d を重ねて prodding となります。発音では prod の /d/ が保たれ、後ろに /ɪŋ/ が続きます。a gentle prodding なら穏やかな後押し、physical prodding なら実際に突く行為、と場面で区別して覚えます。
Start with the verb prod, meaning “poke” or “urge someone to act.” To form prodding, add -ing and double the final d because prod ends in a single stressed vowel followed by one consonant. The /d/ remains audible before /ɪŋ/. Picture either a nurse carefully prodding a sore place or a friend giving gentle prodding until an application is completed. The first is physical contact; the second is persistent encouragement. Common combinations such as gentle prodding and repeated prodding help connect both senses.
例文
The nurse avoided prodding the sore area too hard.
看護師は痛む部分を強く突きすぎないようにしました。
His gentle prodding helped the team finish the report.
彼の穏やかな後押しで、チームは報告書を完成させました。
After weeks of prodding from her friends, she finally submitted the application.
友人たちに何週間も促されて、彼女はようやく申請書を提出しました。
prodding の類義語・関連語
prodding の語源・成り立ち Etymology
中英語 prodden（突く）に由来し、刺し棒で家畜を追い立てる動作が原義。古英語 prod（とがった道具）と関連する。関連語：prod（突く）、goad（駆り立てる）。物理的に突く意味から、比喩的に人を促す・せかすという意味にも広がった。
Prodding is formed from prod plus the suffix -ing, with the final consonant doubled. Prod is recorded from Middle English and referred to poking with a pointed object or implement, especially one used to drive an animal forward. It is also associated with the noun prod for such a tool. The physical idea of pushing by poking later developed into the figurative sense of urging or pressuring someone to act.
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