体当たり
解説 Definition
ramming は ram（体当たりする、強く押し込む）の現在分詞・動名詞で、名詞としては体当たりという意味です。車両や船などが意図的または激しくぶつかる行為を表します。
The act of striking a person, vehicle, structure, or other object with great force, especially by deliberately driving a vehicle or vessel into it. It can also refer more generally to forcing something into position by heavy impact.
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原形 ram「体当たりする」に -ing を付けた動名詞で、短母音の後の語末子音 m を重ねて ramming となる。発音は /ˈræmɪŋ/。the ramming of a gate や deliberate ramming の形で、車両・船などを激しく衝突させる行為そのものを指す。
Start with the verb ram, meaning to hit something forcefully or push it in with great pressure. To form ramming, add -ing and double the final m because ram has a stressed short vowel followed by one final consonant. It is pronounced /ˈræmɪŋ/. As a noun, ramming names the act itself, as in the ramming of a gate or a deliberate ramming involving a vehicle. The image of a ram, the male sheep that charges with its head, helps preserve the central idea of a powerful impact.
例文
The ramming damaged the front of the car.
その体当たりで車の前部が損傷しました。
Police investigated the ramming of the gate during the night.
警察は夜間に起きた門への体当たりを調査しました。
The report described the ramming as a deliberate act.
報告書はその体当たりを意図的な行為だと説明しました。
ramming の類義語・関連語
ramming の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 ramm（雄羊）から派生した動詞 ram（突き当てる）の動名詞形。雄羊が頭で激しくぶつかる習性に由来し、力ずくで押し込む・衝突させる意味に発展。関連語：ram（雄羊）、rampart（城壁、防御のために突き固めたもの）。
Ramming is the -ing form of the verb ram. The verb developed from ram, the name for a male sheep, an animal known for charging and striking with its head. That noun comes from Old English ramm. When -ing is added, the final m is doubled according to the usual spelling pattern for a short stressed vowel followed by a single consonant: ram becomes ramming. The noun use refers to the resulting act of forceful impact.
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