shutting
閉じる
解説 Definition
shutting は shut（閉じる）の動名詞・現在分詞です。ドアや窓、ふたなどを閉める動作が進行中であることや、その行為自体を表します。
Shutting is the act of moving a door, window, lid, gate, or similar object into a closed position. As the present participle of shut, it can show that this action is in progress or functions as the subject or object of a sentence.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
shutting は shut の現在分詞・動名詞で、短母音 /ʌ/ の後の t を重ねて -ing を付け、shut → shutting となります。shutting the door、shutting the window のように、開口部を完全に閉じる動作と結び付けましょう。closing より、ぴたりと閉める響きが出やすい語です。
Shutting is made from shut by doubling the final t before adding -ing: shut becomes shutting. The doubling preserves the short vowel sound /ʌ/. Picture an open doorway being completely blocked as someone moves the door into place. Common phrases such as shutting the door, shutting the window, and shutting the main gate reinforce this physical sense. Closing is often the more general word, while shutting can suggest bringing something fully closed, sometimes with a firmer or more definite movement. The form can be either a present participle or a gerund.
例文
She is shutting the door quietly.
彼女は静かにドアを閉めています。
Please be careful when shutting the window.
窓を閉めるときは気をつけてください。
The worker finished shutting the main gate.
作業員は正門を閉め終えました。
shutting の類義語・関連語
shutting の語源・成り立ち Etymology
shutting は動詞 shut に進行・動名詞の -ing が付いた形です。shut は古英語 scyttan「閉める・閂をかける」にさかのぼり、開いている所をぴしゃりと塞ぐ感覚が核なので、「閉じている最中」がそのまま shutting になります。関連語は shutter, shutout です。
Shutting combines shut with the suffix -ing, with the final t doubled according to the usual spelling rule. Shut comes from Old English scyttan, meaning to close, fasten, or bar. Its physical core is the blocking of an opening or access point. The participial and gerund form therefore names an ongoing act, or the act itself, of making something closed.
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