屠殺
解説 Definition
slaughtering は slaughter（屠殺する、大量に殺す）の動名詞・現在分詞です。ここでは主に、家畜を食肉などのために殺す「屠殺」という名詞的な意味で使われます。
Slaughtering is the act or process of killing animals, especially livestock, for meat or other products. In this noun use, it commonly appears in discussions of animal welfare, food production, safety, and regulation.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
slaughtering は原形 slaughter に -ing を付けた形で、末尾の e を落とすなどの変化はなく、そのまま連結する。発音も原形 /ˈslɔːtər/ に /ɪŋ/ が加わる。ここでは動作中というより humane slaughtering of livestock のように「家畜の屠殺」という名詞的用法で覚える。
Begin with the base verb slaughter and add -ing without deleting or changing any final letter: slaughter + ing becomes slaughtering. In pronunciation, the base is retained and /ɪŋ/ is added. Although the form can be a present participle, here it functions as a noun meaning the process of killing livestock, especially for food. Fix the intended sense through formal combinations such as “the humane slaughtering of livestock,” “rules for slaughtering,” and “before and after slaughtering.” This is narrower than the general violent sense of slaughter because the examples concern regulated animal processing.
例文
The report describes rules for the humane slaughtering of livestock.
その報告書は家畜の人道的な屠殺に関する規則を説明しています。
Slaughtering is strictly regulated in many countries.
多くの国で屠殺は厳しく規制されています。
The course discussed food safety before and after slaughtering.
その講座では屠殺の前後における食品安全について扱いました。
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slaughtering の語源・成り立ち Etymology
slaughtering は slaughter に -ing が付いた語で、slaughter は中英語を経て古ノルド語 slátr / slahtr に由来します。さらに slay と同じゲルマン系の語根にさかのぼり、関連語に slay があります。もとは「打つ・殺す」で、そこから屠殺や大量殺害を表すようになりました。
Slaughtering is formed from slaughter plus the suffix -ing, which creates a verbal noun or present participle. Slaughter came through Middle English from an Old Norse noun such as slátr, referring to butchered meat or an animal killed for food. It belongs to a Germanic group of words associated with striking and killing and is historically related to slay. The -ing form names the action or process.
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