長打
解説 Definition
slugging は slug（強く打つ）の動名詞で、野球では長打を打つことや長打力を指します。特に打者やチームの力強い打撃について話す文脈で使われます。
In baseball or softball, slugging is the act or ability of hitting the ball powerfully, especially for extra bases. It may describe a player’s or team’s overall power hitting and also appears in the statistical term slugging percentage.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
野球のslug「強く打つ」に-ingを付けた動名詞ですが、短母音の後の語末子音gを重ねてsluggingとつづり、-ingは/ɪŋ/と発音します。単なるhittingより力強い打撃と長打力に焦点があり、team's slugging「チームの長打力」やslugging percentage「長打率」と結び付けて覚えましょう。sluggerは強打者です。
In baseball, connect slugging with a slugger, a batter known for powerful hits. Slugging is the gerund of slug in the sense “hit hard,” and it emphasizes power and extra-base hitting rather than hitting in general. The spelling doubles the final g before -ing because slug has a short stressed vowel followed by one final consonant; the ending is pronounced /ɪŋ/. Remember the phrases a team’s slugging and slugging percentage. The first refers broadly to power hitting, while the second is a specific statistic based on total bases per at-bat.
例文
The team's slugging improved after two new hitters joined the lineup.
新しい打者が2人加わったあと、そのチームの長打力は向上しました。
Her slugging was a major reason the team reached the final.
彼女の長打力は、チームが決勝に進んだ大きな理由でした。
The coach praised his slugging but asked him to be more patient at the plate.
コーチは彼の長打力をほめましたが、打席でもう少し辛抱するよう求めました。
slugging の類義語・関連語
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slugging の語源・成り立ち Etymology
slugging は slug「強打する」からで、野球では「強く打って塁を多く稼ぐこと」から「長打」の語感になりました。slug は方言の slug「強い一撃」に由来し、おそらく slay / slaughter 系の「打つ・殺す」語群とつながるとされます。関連語は slugger、slog。
Slugging is formed by adding -ing to the verb slug, with the final g doubled. In the relevant sense, slug means to strike with a heavy blow and was adopted into baseball for forceful hitting. The deeper origin of this sense of slug is uncertain, so connections with other “striking” words should not be treated as established. The baseball use produced related terms such as slugger and slugging percentage.
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