恥をかかせる
解説 Definition
shaming は shame（恥をかかせる）の現在分詞・動名詞です。人を公然と責めたり、恥ずかしい思いにさせたりする行為を表します。
Shaming is the act or process of making someone feel ashamed, often by publicly criticizing, exposing, or humiliating them. As a participial form, it can also describe conduct that causes such feelings.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
shaming は動詞 shame「恥をかかせる」の現在分詞・動名詞で、語末の無音の e を落として -ing を付けます。発音は /ˈʃeɪmɪŋ/。public shaming「公開の場で恥をかかせること」や shame someone for a mistake の形を軸に覚えましょう。単に批判するより、相手に屈辱や恥を感じさせる点が中心です。
Shaming comes from the verb shame, “to make someone feel ashamed.” To form the -ing form, drop the silent final e and add -ing: shame becomes shaming, pronounced /ˈʃeɪmɪŋ/. Remember the common phrase public shaming, in which a person is exposed or criticized before others. It is stronger than simply correcting or criticizing someone because the focus is on causing humiliation or a painful loss of dignity. Useful patterns include shaming someone for a mistake, avoid shaming anyone, and online shaming. The same form can function as a gerund or a present participle.
例文
The article criticized shaming students for small mistakes.
その記事は小さな間違いで生徒に恥をかかせることを批判しました。
Public shaming can hurt a person's confidence.
人前で恥をかかせることは、その人の自信を傷つけることがあります。
The manager avoided shaming anyone during the meeting.
マネージャーは会議中、誰にも恥をかかせないようにしました。
shaming の類義語・関連語
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shaming の語源・成り立ち Etymology
shaming は shame「恥」からできた形容詞的用法で、語源は古英語 sceamu「恥、面目を失う感覚」です。-ing が『恥を与えている最中の性質』を添えるので、shaming は相手に恥をかかせる感じだと納得できます。関連語は ashamed、shameless。
Shaming is formed from shame by dropping the final silent e and adding -ing. Shame comes from Old English scamu or sceamu, referring to a painful sense of disgrace or loss of honor, and has Germanic relatives. The verb developed the causative sense “make someone feel shame.” In modern usage, the -ing form can name the activity, as in public shaming, or participate in a verb phrase. Its formation is regular despite the spelling change before -ing.
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