間食
解説 Definition
snacking は snack「間食する」の動名詞で、間食することを表します。食事と食事の間に少量を食べる行為や習慣を指します。
Snacking is the habit or activity of eating small amounts of food between regular meals rather than having a full meal. It may be described by its timing or type, as in late-night or healthy snacking.
使い方 Usage
使い分け Common distinctions
- a snack は軽食やおやつという食べ物を指し、snacking はそれを食べる行為を表します。 A snack refers to food eaten as a light meal or between meals; snacking refers to the activity of eating it.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
snack にそのまま -ing を付けて snacking「間食すること」。まとまった食事の合間に、果物やクラッカーを少し食べる場面を思い浮かべましょう。
Add -ing directly to snack to make snacking, the activity of eating between meals. Picture someone having a little fruit or a few crackers between regular meals.
例文
He reduced snacking between meals.
彼は食事の間の間食を減らしました。
Healthy snacking is easier when fruit is available.
果物があると、健康的な間食をしやすくなります。
snacking の類義語・関連語
snacking の語源・成り立ち Etymology
中世オランダ語の「snacken（素早くかじる）」に由来し、動詞snackに名詞化接尾辞-ingが付きました。食事の間に急いで「ぱくつく」行為から転じ、軽い「間食」を意味するようになりました。同じ語源を持つsnap（かみつく）と関連します。
Snacking is formed from snack and the action-forming suffix -ing. Snack entered English with senses involving a snap, bite, or small share and is probably related to Middle Dutch snacken, meaning to snap at or bite. The noun later came to mean a small amount of food eaten quickly, and the verb developed from it. Snacking therefore names the repeated or general activity of eating such small portions, especially between meals.
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