stinking
臭い
解説 Definition
「stinking」は、強く不快なにおいがする様子を表す形容詞です。口語では「ひどい」「非常に悪い」という意味で使われることもありますが、ここでは主に「臭い」という意味です。
Stinking describes a person or thing that gives off a very strong, unpleasant smell. It is commonly placed before nouns such as garbage, socks, or drains and is stronger and more negative than simply saying that something has a smell.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
stinking は原形 stink「悪臭を放つ」に -ing を付けた形で、stink＋ing と綴り、発音の核 /stɪŋk/ も変わりません。形容詞では stinking garbage、stinking socks のように、単に smell があるのでなく強く不快な臭いを出している物を修飾します。stench は「悪臭」という名詞なので品詞も区別しましょう。
Stinking comes from the base verb stink plus -ing: stink + ing. The spelling and the core pronunciation of stink remain unchanged. Picture stinking garbage left in the sun or stinking socks that make someone open a window. The adjective suggests an active, powerful, and unpleasant odor, not merely the presence of a smell. Compare it with smelly, a common general adjective, and stench, which is a noun meaning a very bad smell. Although stinking can also intensify criticism in informal speech, focus here on the literal odor sense shown in combinations such as stinking garbage and stinking socks.
例文
The stinking garbage had been left outside all day.
その臭いごみは一日中外に置かれていた。
He took off his stinking socks and opened the window.
彼は臭い靴下を脱いで窓を開けた。
A stinking smell came from the old refrigerator.
古い冷蔵庫から臭いにおいがした。
stinking の類義語・関連語
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stinking の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語stincan（においを放つ）に由来し、元は中性語でしたが後に悪臭に限定されました。動詞stinkに状態を示す接尾辞-ingが付き「強烈な臭気を発している様子」を形容詞化します。同語源のstench（悪臭）とは異なり、能動的に「におっている」進行状態に焦点があり、意味合いがすっきり理解できます。
Stinking is formed from stink and the suffix -ing, which allows the verb form to describe something that is giving off an odor. Stink comes from Old English stincan, a Germanic verb that could refer more generally to emitting a smell. Over time, its meaning became strongly associated with offensive odors. Stench is historically related, but modern English distinguishes the verb stink and adjective stinking from the noun stench.
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