seeding
種まき
解説 Definition
seeding は seed（種をまく）の動名詞・現在分詞で、名詞としては種まき、播種を意味します。農業や園芸の作業を表すほか、比喩ではなく実際に種をまく場面で使われます。
Seeding is the activity or process of putting seeds into soil so that plants can grow. It is the gerund or present-participle form of seed, but as a noun it can refer broadly to the agricultural or gardening operation of sowing an area.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
seeding は seed「種をまく」に -ing を付けた形で、語末の d を重ねず seeding とします。名詞では実際の「種まき・播種」を表し、発音は /ˈsiːdɪŋ/。warm soil、seed a field、plants grow evenly など、土・畑・植物の語と一緒なら農業の意味です。sow も「種をまく」ですが、seeding は作業全体を名詞として言いやすい語です。
Seeding is formed by adding -ing to seed; no consonant is doubled, and it is pronounced /ˈsiːdɪŋ/. For the intended agricultural sense, picture a farmer placing seed across prepared soil. Useful clues include field, soil, planting season, germination, and even growth. Learn combinations such as “begin seeding,” “finish seeding the field,” and “careful seeding.” Sow is a closely related verb, but seeding conveniently names the whole operation. Although seeding has other specialized meanings in sports and computing, soil and plant context identifies literal seed sowing.
例文
Seeding usually begins after the soil becomes warm.
種まきはたいてい土が温かくなってから始まります。
The farmer finished seeding the field in one day.
農家の人は一日で畑の種まきを終えました。
Careful seeding helps the plants grow evenly.
丁寧に種まきをすると、植物が均一に育ちやすくなります。
seeding の類義語・関連語
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seeding の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 sǣd（種、蒔かれるもの）に動名詞接尾辞 -ing が付いた語。ゲルマン祖語 *sēdiz に由来し、「蒔く」を意味する sow と同根。関連語は seed（種）、sow（種を蒔く）。種を蒔く行為から転じて、順位付けや初期配置の意味にも広がった。
Seeding consists of seed plus the suffix -ing, which forms a participle, gerund, or action noun. Seed comes from Old English sǣd, meaning a seed or something sown, and belongs to an old Germanic word family. It is historically related to sow, the verb for scattering or planting seed. The agricultural action is the basic meaning; later specialized senses developed from the broader idea of placing selected starting elements.
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