pursing
唇をすぼめる
解説 Definition
唇をすぼめる、または圧縮する動作。通常は不同意を示したり、口笛を吹いたりする際の表情。
Pursing means making your lips small and tight by pressing them together or pushing them forward. It is often used to describe a facial expression that shows thought, disapproval, or concentration.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
pursing は purse の動詞形で、まず名詞 purse「がま口・小さな財布」を思い出すと定着しやすい。財布の口をきゅっと閉じる形を、そのまま唇に当てはめたのが pursed lips。怒るよりも、不満・考え込み・口笛前の「口を細くすぼめる」感じ。進行形で見ても、 pursuing「追っている」とつづりが近いので混同注意。
Connect it to the noun `purse`, a small bag that closes tightly at the top. `Pursing` is like making your lips close into that same tight shape. The phrase `pursed lips` is the best memory hook. Be careful not to mix it up with `pursuing`, which looks similar but is a different word.
例文
She was pursing her lips in obvious disapproval.
彼女は明らかな不賛成を示すために唇をすぼめていました。
He began pursing his mouth to blow a whistle.
彼は口笛を吹くために唇をすぼめ始めました。
The elderly woman was pursing her lips as she concentrated intensely.
その年配の女性は集中しながら唇をすぼめていました。
pursing の類義語・関連語
pursing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
pursing は purse の動詞用法の現在分詞で、purse は古英語 pursa、さらに中世ラテン語 bursa、ギリシャ語 byrsa「革・皮袋」にさかのぼります。袋の口をひもでぎゅっと絞る形になぞらえて、唇をすぼめる意味が生まれました。関連語は purse, bursary。
Pursing is the present participle of purse used as a verb. Purse goes back through Old English and Medieval Latin to Greek byrsa, meaning "hide" or "leather bag." The verb sense came from the way a bag is drawn tight at the top, which later gave the image of lips being drawn together in the same shape.
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