racing
レーシング
解説 Definition
racing は race（競走する）の現在分詞・動名詞で、名詞として「レース競技」「レーシング」という意味です。車、馬、自転車などの速さを競う活動について使われます。
Racing is the sport or activity of competing to move faster than others, using vehicles, animals, bicycles, or other means. As a noun, it often refers to an organized category of competition, such as car racing or horse racing.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
racing は race に -ing を付ける際、語末の無音の e を落とした形です。発音は race /reɪs/ に /ɪŋ/ が続く /ˈreɪsɪŋ/。名詞では car racing、horse racing、bicycle racing のように、車・馬・自転車などで速さを競う活動全体を指します。一回の競走を表す race と区別しましょう。
Begin with race and add -ing, dropping the final silent e: race becomes racing. The pronunciation keeps the long vowel of race, /reɪs/, followed by /ɪŋ/. As a noun, racing usually names the sport or activity as a whole, while a race is one particular contest. Learn it through common combinations such as car racing, horse racing, bicycle racing, and a racing event. Picture repeated organized competitions rather than only one finish line. Racer names a participant, and racecourse names a place where certain races are held, helping you connect the whole word family.
例文
He likes car racing.
彼はカーレースが好きです。
Racing can be exciting to watch.
レース競技は見ていてわくわくすることがあります。
The city will hold a bicycle racing event.
その市では自転車レースのイベントが開かれます。
racing の類義語・関連語
racing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
racing は race + -ing で、race は古ノルド語 rás「走ること・突進」にさかのぼる語です。-ing が「その行為」を表すので「走って競うこと」になり、関連語に racer と racecourse があります。
Racing is formed from race plus -ing, with the silent final e of race removed before the vowel-initial suffix. Race entered English through Old French and is commonly traced to Old Norse rás, meaning a rush, running, or course. The suffix -ing allows the form to name either an ongoing action or the activity itself. In its sporting noun sense, racing developed naturally as a collective term for organized contests of speed.
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