sketching
スケッチ
解説 Definition
sketching は sketch（素早く描く、スケッチする）の現在分詞・動名詞です。細部まで完成させるというより、形や印象を簡単に描く行為を表します。
Sketching is the present-participle or gerund form of sketch. It means drawing something quickly and simply to capture its basic shape, composition, or impression rather than producing a detailed, finished picture.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
sketching は sketch「細部を省いて素早く描く」に -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、発音は /ˈsketʃɪŋ/ です。sketching a tree/building や spend time sketching の形を覚え、完成作品を緻密に描く painting ではなく、形・構図・第一印象を軽い線で下書きする場面と結び付けましょう。
Connect sketching with the base verb sketch and add -ing to show an action in progress or the activity itself. The spelling stays sketching, and it is pronounced /ˈsketʃɪŋ/. Imagine sketching a tree in a notebook with a few quick lines before making a finished painting. Useful patterns include “sketching buildings,” “spend time sketching,” and “sketching helps me plan.” The key contrast is with painting or detailed drawing: sketching usually captures the main shape, layout, or first impression rather than every finished detail.
例文
She is sketching a tree in her notebook.
彼女はノートに木をスケッチしています。
Sketching helps him plan the final painting.
スケッチすることで、彼は完成させる絵の構想を立てやすくなります。
The students spent the afternoon sketching buildings.
学生たちは午後を建物のスケッチに費やしました。
sketching の類義語・関連語
sketching の語源・成り立ち Etymology
オランダ語schetsに由来し、元はイタリア語で「絵の具を軽く飛ばして描く」意味に遡ります。語根sketchに動作・状態の接尾辞-ingが結合し、素早く下書きする行為を示します。同語根のsketchy（大まかな）と繋がり、「軽く描き起こす」様子から意味が納得できます。
Sketching consists of sketch plus the suffix -ing. English sketch was borrowed through Dutch schets and ultimately traces to Italian schizzo, a word associated with a splash and then a rapidly made drawing. The modern verb developed the sense of outlining something briefly or drawing it without full detail. Adding -ing creates either a present participle describing an ongoing action or a gerund naming the activity.
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