quivering
震えている
解説 Definition
quivering は quiver（震える）の現在分詞・動名詞で、震えていること、または小刻みに震える様子を表します。寒さ・恐怖・緊張・弱い動きなどで体や声が震える場面に使われます。
The action or condition of trembling with small, rapid movements, especially because of cold, fear, nervousness, or weakness. As a noun, it can refer to a noticeable tremor in the body, voice, or another object.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 quiver「小刻みに震える」に -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、語末の e を落として quivering となる。発音は原形 /ˈkwɪvər/ に /ɪŋ/ が続く。寒さや恐怖で震える手、緊張で揺れる声など、細かく速い震えを思い浮かべ、violent shaking より弱く繊細な動きとして覚える。
Start with the base verb quiver, “to tremble in small, rapid movements.” To form quivering, drop the final silent e and add -ing; the pronunciation extends /ˈkwɪvər/ with /ɪŋ/. Picture hands quivering in cold air or a slight quivering in someone’s voice during a nervous speech. This movement is usually fine, quick, and involuntary. That image distinguishes quivering from shaking, which is broader and may describe stronger movement, and from shivering, which is especially associated with cold or fear.
例文
Her hands were quivering in the cold wind.
冷たい風の中で、彼女の手は震えていました。
I noticed quivering in his voice during the speech.
スピーチの間、彼の声が震えているのに気づきました。
The small bird sat on the branch, quivering after the storm.
小さな鳥は嵐のあと、震えながら枝にとまっていました。
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quivering の語源・成り立ち Etymology
quivering は quiver＋-ing。quiver は中英語を経て古英語系の語にさかのぼり、「小刻みに生き生きと動く」感覚から「震える」になったと考えられる。quiver や quick が関連語として見やすい。
Quivering is the -ing form of quiver. It is made by dropping the final silent e of quiver before adding -ing. The verb has been used in English since the Middle English period for trembling or moving with a slight rapid motion. Its deeper origin is uncertain, so it is safest to remember the established English base and its regular spelling change rather than connect it firmly with quick or other similar-looking words.
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