sealing
封印
解説 Definition
封印とは手紙や文書、容器などを開封されないように閉じること、またはその状態を指す。転じて、秘密や記憶を「封じ込める」という比喩的な意味でも使われる。
Sealing is the act or process of closing something securely so that it cannot be opened, entered, or exposed without breaking the closure. It may involve envelopes, containers, documents, or entrances and can figuratively suggest making an agreement final or keeping something hidden.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 seal /siːl/ に -ing をそのまま付け、e は落とさず sealing /ˈsiːlɪŋ/ となる。seal は印章を押して封を閉じることから、封筒・容器・墓などを開かない状態にする意味へ広がった。sealing envelopes や sealing an agreement の場面で、「閉じて確定する」感覚をつかむ。
Begin with the verb seal, meaning to close something securely or mark it as officially complete. Add -ing directly: seal becomes sealing, pronounced /ˈsiːlɪŋ/ rather than /siːl/. Picture wax and an official stamp closing a letter; that older image connects naturally with sealing envelopes, sealing a container, or sealing an entrance. The same idea of secure closure explains figurative uses involving secrets or final agreements. As a noun, sealing names the process. In “she was sealing envelopes,” it is part of the progressive verb form.
例文
The ancient tomb had been sealed for over three thousand years before archaeologists discovered it.
その古代の墓は考古学者が発見するまで3000年以上封印されていた。
She spent the afternoon sealing envelopes for the invitations.
彼女は招待状の封筒を封印しながら午後を過ごした。
The agreement was signed and sealed before the deadline.
その合意は締め切りまでに署名・封印された。
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sealing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
sealing は seal「封をする」に -ing が付いた語です。seal は古フランス語 seel を経て、ラテン語 sigillum「小さな印・印章」にさかのぼり、もとは「印を押して閉じる」感覚でした。関連語は sign, signal です。
Sealing is formed from seal plus -ing. Seal came into English through Old French seel, referring to an official stamp or the impression it produced, and ultimately derives from Latin sigillum, “small image or signet.” Because such a mark authenticated a closed document, the noun developed into a verb meaning “close securely” or “make official.” Sealing names that action or process.
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