迷走中
解説 Definition
straying は stray（道や本題から外れる）の現在分詞・動名詞です。物理的に迷う場合にも、考えや話が本筋からそれる場合にも使われます。
The act or process of moving away from the correct path, intended place, or main subject. It can refer either to physically wandering off course or to thoughts, answers, and discussions departing from their central point.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
straying は stray の現在分詞・動名詞です。母音字で始まる -ing を付けるとき y は i に変えず、そのまま straying とします。stray from the path「道から外れる」、stray from the question「質問からそれる」が基本形。道でも話題でも、本来進む線の外へ出る像で覚えます。
Straying is the -ing form of stray. Simply add -ing and keep the y; unlike some endings, -ing does not change this y to i. The key pattern is stray from something: hikers stray from a marked path, while an answer can stray from the main question. In both cases, imagine a clear line that should be followed and movement away from that line. This shared image links the physical meaning of wandering with the figurative meaning of losing focus or going off topic.
例文
The guide noticed the hikers straying from the marked path.
ガイドは、ハイカーたちが標識のある道から外れていることに気づきました。
Her answer kept straying from the main question.
彼女の答えは、主な質問からそれ続けていました。
The teacher gently stopped the discussion from straying too far.
先生は、議論が大きく脱線しないよう穏やかに止めました。
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straying の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古フランス語estraier（さまよう）から。俗ラテン語extravagare（外へさまよう）に由来し、extra（外へ）+vagari（歩き回る）の構成。関連語：extravagant（浪費する＝道から外れる）、vagabond（放浪者）。「本来の道の外へ出る」が迷走の核心。
Straying is formed from stray plus -ing. Stray came into English through Old French forms such as estraier, referring to wandering or roaming. It is commonly connected with a Late Latin formation related to extra, “outside,” and vagari, “to wander.” The historical image is therefore movement outside an expected course or boundary. Modern English preserves that image in both literal paths and figurative subjects, as in straying from a question.
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