rushing
急ぐ
解説 Definition
rushing は rush（急ぐ、急いで行動する）の現在分詞・動名詞です。進行形で「急いでいる」と言ったり、名詞的に「急ぐこと」を表したりします。
Rushing is the present participle or gerund of rush. It describes acting or moving with great speed, usually because there is little time, or refers to the activity of doing so.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
rush「急ぐ」に -ing をそのまま付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、語末の sh は残り、発音は「ラッシング」に近い /ˈrʌʃɪŋ/ です。be rushing to school のような進行形と、Rushing makes us careless のような「急ぐこと」を結び付け、時間に追われて勢いよく動く場面で覚えましょう。
Connect rushing directly with the base verb rush, meaning to move or act quickly. The form is made by simply adding -ing; the final sh remains, and the ending is pronounced /ɪŋ/. Picture someone rushing to school because a bus is approaching. In “I am rushing,” it forms a continuous verb phrase, while in “Rushing makes me forget things,” it names the activity. The central image is hurried movement under time pressure, often with a risk of mistakes.
例文
I am rushing to school.
私は学校へ急いでいます。
She is rushing because the bus is coming.
バスが来ているので、彼女は急いでいます。
Rushing in the morning often makes him forget things.
朝に急ぐと、彼はよく物を忘れてしまいます。
rushing の類義語・関連語
rushing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古フランス語 ruser（押し戻す）からアングロフランス語 russher を経て英語に入った。語根は「勢いよく動く」の意。関連語：rush（突進）、rusher。急流のように一気に進むイメージが「急ぐ」の意味につながった。
Rushing is formed from rush plus the participial suffix -ing. Rush entered Middle English through Anglo-French forms related to Old French ruser, which conveyed forceful movement or driving back. Its senses developed toward moving suddenly, rapidly, or with force, and later toward acting hurriedly because time is limited. The -ing form can function in a progressive verb phrase, as a gerund, or in some contexts as an adjective.
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