誘惑する
解説 Definition
seducing は seduce「誘惑する」の現在分詞・動名詞で、魅力や欲望、心を引く約束によって人を引きつけたり、行動へ誘ったりすることを表します。恋愛的な誘惑にも、軽率な選択へ誘う比喩的な場面にも使います。
Seducing means attracting or persuading someone through charm, desire, or an appealing promise, often leading that person toward a romantic involvement or an unwise action. It can describe either an ongoing process or the activity itself.
使い方 Usage
- seduce someone into doing ... で「人を誘惑して～させる」。危険な行動や好ましくない選択へ誘う文脈でよく使います。 Seduce someone into doing ... means to tempt someone into an action, often one that is risky, improper, or unwise.
- seduce someone with ... では、with の後に人を引きつける魅力や誘いを置きます。 In seduce someone with ..., with introduces the attraction or tempting offer used to draw someone in.
使い分け Common distinctions
- persuade が説得することを広く表すのに対し、seduce は魅力や誘惑で心を動かす点を強調します。 Persuade broadly describes convincing someone; seduce emphasizes temptation and emotional appeal.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
seduce の語末の黙字 e を落として -ing を付けると seducing です。原形末尾の /s/ を保ち、甘い誘いに心を引かれる場面と結び付けましょう。
Drop the final silent e of seduce and add -ing to make seducing, keeping the /s/ sound. Picture someone being drawn in by a tempting promise.
例文
The advertisement is seducing buyers with a very low price.
その広告は非常に安い価格で購入者を引きつけています。
The promise of easy money was seducing him into taking risks.
簡単にお金が手に入るという誘いが、彼を誘惑して危険を冒させていました。
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seducing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 se-（離れて）+ ducere（導く）から seducere（脇へ連れ出す）が原義。「正道から離れた方へ導く」→「誘惑する」へ意味が発展。関連語：conduct（導く）、deduce（推論する）。ducere 系の語は「導く」が共通の核。
Seducing is the -ing form of seduce. Seduce came into English from Latin seducere, formed from se-, meaning “apart” or “away,” and ducere, meaning “to lead.” Its earliest underlying image is therefore leading someone aside or away. The sense developed toward drawing a person away from an accepted course through temptation, and later included romantic or sexual attraction. In the modern form, final silent e is removed before the suffix -ing is added.
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