暴動
解説 Definition
rioting は riot（暴動を起こす）の動名詞・名詞形で、暴動や暴動を起こすことを意味します。多くの人が公共の場で暴力的に騒ぐ状況を指し、単なる抗議や集会とは区別されます。
Rioting is violent and disorderly public behavior by a crowd, often involving attacks, destruction, or looting. It refers to the act or continuing occurrence of a riot and is more serious than an ordinary protest or noisy gathering.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
rioting は riot に -ing をそのまま付けた形で、発音は /ˈraɪətɪŋ/ です。Rioting broke out や a night of rioting のように、群衆が公共の場で暴力や破壊を伴って騒ぐ状況を表します。protesting は平和的な抗議も含みますが、rioting は暴力的な騒乱を明確に含む点を区別して覚えましょう。
Rioting is riot plus -ing, with no spelling change, and is pronounced /ˈraɪətɪŋ/. Associate it with common patterns such as rioting broke out, stop the rioting, and a night of rioting. The word describes crowd disorder involving violence, destruction, attacks, or looting in a public place. Keep it distinct from protesting: a protest can be organized and peaceful, while rioting specifically indicates violent or dangerously disorderly behavior. Riot is the base noun and verb, and rioting names the activity or presents it as continuing. This contrast prevents the word from being applied too broadly to any demonstration or gathering.
例文
Rioting broke out in the city center.
市の中心部で暴動が起きました。
The police tried to stop the rioting near the stadium.
警察はスタジアム近くの暴動を止めようとしました。
The mayor called for calm after a night of rioting.
一晩の暴動のあと、市長は冷静な対応を呼びかけました。
rioting の類義語・関連語
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rioting の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古フランス語 riote（議論・騒ぎ）に由来し、英語で「暴動・騒乱」の意味に発展した。語根は俗ラテン語 *rugiare（吠える）とも関連づけられる。関連語: riot（暴動）、riotous（騒々しい）。集団が騒ぎ立てる様子が原義に残っている。
Rioting is formed from riot and the suffix -ing. Riot came into English from Old French riote, which referred to a dispute, quarrel, uproar, or disturbance. In English, its meaning developed toward violent public disorder involving a group. The deeper origin of the Old French word is uncertain, so proposed connections should be treated cautiously. Modern rioting transparently means the activity or continuing occurrence of a riot, whether used as a gerund, participle, or mass noun.
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