spraying
スプレーする
解説 Definition
「spraying」は、液体や粉末などを霧状にして吹きかける行為を表す動詞の現在分詞・形容詞です。農薬の散布、塗料の吹き付け、水の噴霧など、さまざまな文脈で使われます。圧力をかけて細かい粒子状に噴射する動作全般を指します。
The present participle of “spray,” referring to sending liquid, powder, or other material through the air in many fine drops or particles, usually so that it spreads across or reaches a surface.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
spraying は spray の現在分詞で、語末の y を変えずにそのまま -ing を付ける。発音は /ˈspreɪɪŋ/ で、spray と -ing の母音を意識する。spray pesticides on crops、spray perfume on wrists のように、細かな液滴や粒子を表面へ広く吹き付ける場面と結び付けるとよい。
Spraying is the -ing form of spray: keep the y and simply add -ing. Its pronunciation preserves the /eɪ/ sound of spray before the -ing ending. Picture a nozzle breaking liquid into many small droplets and spreading them over a surface. Common patterns include spraying pesticides on crops, spraying paint on a wall, and spraying perfume on the wrists. Unlike pouring, which produces a continuous stream, spraying scatters fine drops or particles over an area, often under pressure.
例文
The farmer was spraying pesticides on the crops early in the morning.
農家は早朝に農作物に農薬を散布していました。
She was spraying perfume on her wrists before leaving the house.
彼女は外出前に手首に香水をスプレーしていました。
The workers were spraying paint on the exterior walls of the building.
作業員たちは建物の外壁に塗料を吹き付けていました。
spraying の類義語・関連語
spraying の語源・成り立ち Etymology
spraying は spray に -ing が付いた形で、もとは中世オランダ語系の「まき散らす・霧状にする」語に由来します。液体を細かく飛ばすイメージから「スプレーする」の意味になり、関連語は spray、sprayer です。
Spraying is formed regularly from spray by adding -ing without changing the final y. Spray developed from a Germanic source associated with scattered drops or fine particles and is related to Middle Dutch words describing sprinkling or scattering. English first used the noun for water or other liquid driven through the air, then developed the verb “to scatter in fine drops.” The -ing form describes that action while it is occurring.
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