避難する
解説 Definition
sheltering は shelter（避難する、保護する）の現在分詞・動名詞です。危険な天候や攻撃などから身を守るために一時的に安全な場所にいる、または人をかくまうという文脈で使われます。
Sheltering is the present participle or gerund of shelter. It refers to staying in a protected place, or keeping someone protected, temporarily away from dangerous weather, attack, or another threat.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
shelter「避難する・保護する」に -ing をそのまま付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、語尾の脱落や子音の重複はありません。sheltering in a gym、under a rock、from a storm のように、安全を得る場所や避ける危険と一緒に覚えます。人を「かくまっている」場合にも使えます。
Build the form as shelter plus -ing; no letter is dropped or doubled. To remember the meaning, picture families sheltering in a school gym during a storm or hikers sheltering under a rock from heavy rain. The common patterns shelter in or under a place and shelter from a danger show both sides of the situation: the safe location and the threat being avoided. The same form can also describe an active protector, as in sheltering refugees, so check whether the subject is receiving protection or providing it.
例文
Families were sheltering in the school gym during the storm.
嵐の間、家族たちは学校の体育館に避難していました。
The hikers are sheltering under a large rock until the rain stops.
ハイカーたちは雨がやむまで大きな岩の下に避難しています。
Several residents spent the night sheltering at a community center.
数人の住民は地域センターに避難して一夜を過ごしました。
sheltering の類義語・関連語
sheltering の語源・成り立ち Etymology
sheltering は shelter に進行・動名詞の -ing が付いた形です。shelter は中英語 shelter にさかのぼり、古フランス語系の『防御隊形・身を守るもの』が『避難所・かくまう』へ発展しました。『身を守る場に入る』感覚から避難するとなり、関連語に sheltered, shelterless があります。
Sheltering is formed from shelter and the participial suffix -ing. Shelter is recorded in Middle English and developed from words associated with protection and defensive cover; some details of its earlier history are uncertain. Its meanings expanded from a protective structure or covering to the actions of taking refuge and protecting another person. The modern form therefore retains the central idea of safety behind a barrier or in a secure place.
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