rowing
漕ぐ
解説 Definition
rowing は row（ボートを漕ぐ）の動名詞・現在分詞です。スポーツとしてのボート競技や、ボートを漕ぐ行為を表します。
Rowing is the activity or sport of moving a boat through water with oars. It is also the present participle of row when the verb means to propel a boat, and it can modify nouns such as team, club, or competition.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
rowing は「ボートを漕ぐ」の row に -ing を付けた動名詞・現在分詞で、原形の発音 /roʊ/ を保ち /ˈroʊɪŋ/ となります。行為にも競技名にもなり、「go rowing」「practice rowing」「a rowing team」で覚えます。「口論」の row は /raʊ/ と発音するため、綴りが同じでも区別が必要です。
Rowing is made from row plus -ing. In the boating sense, row is pronounced /roʊ/, so rowing is /ˈroʊɪŋ/. Picture a person repeatedly pulling oars through the water; that repeated action gives both the activity and the competitive sport their name. Useful combinations are go rowing, practice rowing, rowing team, and rowing club. Keep it separate from paddling, which normally uses a paddle held freely rather than oars supported by the boat. Also remember that the noun row meaning “an argument” is pronounced /raʊ/, so context and pronunciation distinguish the two meanings.
例文
Rowing on the lake was harder than I expected.
湖でボートを漕ぐのは思ったより大変でした。
She practices rowing every morning.
彼女は毎朝ボートを漕ぐ練習をしています。
The school has a strong rowing team.
その学校には強いボート競技のチームがあります。
rowing の類義語・関連語
rowing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 rōwan（櫂で漕ぐ）から派生した名詞形。ゲルマン祖語 *rōaną に遡り、「櫂を動かす」が原義。関連語に row（列・漕ぐ）、rudder（舵）がある。船を漕ぐ動作そのものがスポーツ名になった。
Rowing is the -ing form of the verb row, meaning “propel a boat with oars.” The verb comes from Old English rōwan and belongs to an old Germanic group of words referring to movement by means of oars. Adding -ing produces a form that can name the activity or function as a present participle. The sporting sense developed directly from the physical action, as organized races and teams turned rowing into a recognized competitive activity.
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