smiling
笑顔
解説 Definition
smiling は smile（笑う、ほほえむ）の現在分詞・動名詞です。名詞としては、笑顔を見せることやほほえんでいる状態を表します。
The act of forming a pleased, friendly, or amused expression with the mouth and face. As a gerund, it refers to smiling as an action or behavior rather than to one particular smile.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 smile「ほほえむ」の語末の無音の e を取って -ing を付けた形で、発音は「スマイリング」に近い。動作なら「ほほえんでいる」、名詞なら「ほほえむこと・笑顔を見せること」と捉える。Smiling makes people relax のように、笑顔が場を和らげる場面と結び付けると覚えやすい。
Connect smiling directly to the verb smile. To form it, remove the final silent e from smile and add -ing; the result is pronounced /ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/. In a sentence such as “Smiling helps people relax,” the word acts as a noun and names the action of showing a smile. Picture entering a tense room and smiling to make the atmosphere warmer. This also helps distinguish smiling from laughter: smiling is mainly a facial expression and does not necessarily involve any sound.
例文
Smiling can make a room feel warmer.
笑顔は部屋の雰囲気を温かくします。
Her smiling made everyone relax.
彼女の笑顔でみんなが安心しました。
Smiling is a simple way to greet people.
笑顔は人にあいさつする簡単な方法です。
smiling の類義語・関連語
smiling の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 smilian（微笑む）に由来し、ゲルマン祖語 *smil- が起源。北欧語 smile とも同根で「口元を引く」が原義。関連語: smile, smirk。顔の筋肉を引いて表情を作る動作から「笑顔」の意味が定着した。
Smiling is the -ing form of smile. It is made by dropping the final silent e of smile before adding -ing. Smile is related to Middle English smilen and probably entered English through a Germanic or Scandinavian source; comparable forms occur in several Germanic languages. The noun use of smiling developed naturally from the verbal action of forming a smile.
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