slimming
痩身
解説 Definition
slimming は slim（細くする、やせる）の現在分詞・動名詞です。体や物を細く見せること、または体重を減らすための活動について使われます。
As the -ing form of slim, slimming describes making a person or thing thinner or appear thinner. As a noun modifier, it commonly refers to activities, treatments, clothing, or visual effects intended to reduce body weight or create a thinner-looking shape.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形は slim「細い／細くする」。語末の子音 m を重ねて -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、発音は「スリミング」に近い。slimming program は減量計画、slimming effect は実際の減量ではなく「細く見せる効果」。体を細くする過程と、見た目を細くする働きの両方を結び付けて覚える。
Connect slimming directly with slim, meaning “thin” or “to make thinner.” Because slim ends in a single stressed vowel followed by m, the final consonant is doubled before -ing: slim becomes slimming. Picture two common scenes: a slimming program aims to reduce body weight, while a jacket with a slimming effect merely makes the wearer look thinner. This contrast helps you remember that slimming can describe either an actual weight-reduction process or a visual effect produced by clothing, design, or styling.
例文
She started a slimming program before summer.
彼女は夏の前に痩身プログラムを始めました。
This jacket has a slimming effect.
このジャケットには体を細く見せる効果があります。
The clinic offers safe slimming treatments.
そのクリニックは安全な痩身施術を提供しています。
slimming の類義語・関連語
slimming の語源・成り立ち Etymology
slimming は slim「細い、ほっそりした」に動作・過程を表す -ing が付いた語で、「細くすること・細くなること」が原義です。slim はゲルマン系の語と考えられ、slim down や slimmer を見ると、「体を細くしていく」意味の広がりが自然に理解できます。
Slimming is formed from slim and the suffix -ing, with the final m doubled according to the regular spelling pattern for a short stressed vowel followed by one consonant. Slim entered English with the sense “slender” or “slight” and is generally associated with Germanic linguistic sources. Its later use as a verb produced the literal idea of becoming thinner or making something thinner, from which modern expressions such as slimming program and slimming effect developed.
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