shunning
避ける
解説 Definition
shunning は shun（避ける、遠ざける）の動名詞・現在分詞です。名詞としては、人や物事を意図的に避けることを表し、やや硬い響きがあります。
The deliberate and sustained avoidance or rejection of a person, group, behavior, practice, or situation. It often implies a conscious decision to keep away and can also refer to organized social exclusion by a community.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 shun は短い母音の後に子音 n が一つで終わるため、-ing を付けると n を重ねて shunning となる。発音は /ˈʃʌnɪŋ/。avoiding よりも、好ましくない人・行為・危険などから意図的かつ継続的に距離を置く響きが強い。shunning of risk／unfair practices の形で覚える。
Start with shun, “deliberately avoid.” Because it ends in one consonant after a short stressed vowel, double the n before adding -ing: shunning. Pronounce it /ˈʃʌnɪŋ/. Think of someone consciously keeping a clear distance from a person, practice, or risk. Avoiding is broad and may happen for practical reasons, but shunning often sounds stronger, more deliberate, and more sustained. Useful patterns include the shunning of unfair practices and shunning unnecessary risks. In some communities, the word can also describe organized social exclusion of a person.
例文
His shunning of noisy places helped him focus on work.
彼が騒がしい場所を避けたことで、仕事に集中しやすくなりました。
The group discussed the shunning of unfair practices.
その団体は不公正な慣行を避けることについて話し合いました。
Her shunning of unnecessary risks made the project more stable.
彼女が不要な危険を避けたことで、プロジェクトはより安定しました。
shunning の類義語・関連語
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shunning の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 scunian（忌み嫌う、身をすくめる）が語源。中英語期に「意識的に遠ざける」意味が定着した。-ing で名詞化し回避行為を表す。関連語: shun（避ける）。宗教的破門の意味でも使われる。
Shunning is the -ing form of shun, with the final n doubled according to the usual spelling rule. Shun descends from Old English scunian, meaning to avoid, abhor, or shrink from something. The word retained the idea of deliberately keeping away from what is considered undesirable. The -ing form can function as a participle or as a noun for the act, practice, or policy of purposeful avoidance or social exclusion.
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