scamming
詐欺行為
解説 Definition
scamming は scam（詐欺を働く、だます）の動名詞・現在分詞です。金銭や情報をだまし取ろうとする行為を表し、犯罪的・不正な文脈で使われます。
Scamming means deceiving people through a dishonest scheme, typically in order to obtain their money, personal information, or property. The form can describe an ongoing act or function as a noun referring to this fraudulent activity.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
scam「詐欺を働く」に -ing を付ける際、短母音の後の語末子音 m を重ねて scamming とします。発音でも scam の母音は変わりません。be scamming customers なら進行中の行為、Scamming older people なら動名詞です。単なる cheating より、金銭や個人情報を計画的にだまし取る場面を強く連想しましょう。
Start with scam, meaning a dishonest scheme or the act of cheating someone for gain. To form the -ing form, double the final m and add -ing: scam becomes scamming. The short vowel sound remains the same. In “He was scamming customers,” the form describes an action in progress; in “Scamming older people is a crime,” it names the activity. Associate it with fake calls, false websites, invented emergencies, and requests for money or private information. Compared with the broader word cheating, scamming usually suggests a planned deceptive scheme aimed at victims.
例文
The police warned people about scamming by fake callers.
警察は偽の電話による詐欺行為について人々に警告しました。
He was accused of scamming customers through a false website.
彼は偽のウェブサイトを通じて客をだましたとして告発されました。
Scamming older people is a serious crime in many communities.
高齢者をだます詐欺行為は、多くの地域で重大な犯罪です。
scamming の類義語・関連語
scamming の語源・成り立ち Etymology
語源は諸説あるが、18世紀の英語 scamp（ならず者）やオランダ語 schamperen（逃げる）との関連が指摘される。「素早く逃げて騙す」イメージが核。関連語：scamp（悪党）、scammer（詐欺師）。現代では特にネット詐欺の文脈で頻用される。
Scamming is the present participle and gerund of scam. The noun scam appeared in American English as slang for a dishonest scheme, but its deeper origin is uncertain; proposed connections with earlier words should not be treated as established fact. The verb developed from the noun and means to defraud or deceive someone. Its -ing form follows the standard spelling rule for a stressed short-vowel word ending in one consonant: the final m is doubled before -ing.
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