swerving
逸れる
解説 Definition
swerving は swerve（急に進路を変える、逸れる）の現在分詞・動名詞です。車や自転車などがまっすぐ進まず、横にそれる動きを表すときによく使われます。
Swerving is the action of suddenly changing direction, especially when a vehicle moves sharply away from a straight course. It is also the present participle of swerve and often suggests an abrupt, irregular, or potentially dangerous movement.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 swerve「急に進路を変える」から語末 e を落として -ing を付け、swerving /ˈswɜːrvɪŋ/ となる。車・自転車が障害物を避けて横へ急にそれる像で覚える。turning は普通の方向転換にも使えるが、swerving は突然で制御上危険な横ぶれを強く示す。
Begin with swerve, meaning to move suddenly away from a course. Drop the final silent e before adding -ing: swerve becomes swerving, pronounced /ˈswɜːrvɪŋ/. Imagine a driver jerking sideways to avoid an obstacle or a cyclist unexpectedly moving across a lane. That abrupt sideways change is the central image. Turning is neutral and can be planned, while swerving usually feels sudden, sharp, and possibly dangerous. As a gerund, swerving names the behavior; as a participle, it describes a vehicle or person changing course.
例文
The driver's swerving worried everyone in the car.
運転手がふらついて進路を変えるので、車内の全員が不安になった。
Swerving on a wet road can be very dangerous.
ぬれた道路で急に進路を変えるのはとても危険です。
The cyclist's sudden swerving forced the bus to slow down.
その自転車が急に横へそれたため、バスは速度を落とさなければならなかった。
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swerving の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 sweorfan（磨く、こする、逸れる）に由来し、ゲルマン祖語 *swerbaną が起源。元は「表面をこすって方向が変わる」イメージで、そこから「急に方向転換する」意味に発展した。関連語: swerve, swirl。
Swerving is the -ing form of swerve. The verb is related to Old English sweorfan, which had senses involving rubbing, filing, or wiping, and belongs to an old Germanic word group. Its later English meaning developed toward turning aside or departing from a course. The exact path between the older and modern senses is not fully transparent. Morphologically, the final silent e of swerve is removed before the suffix -ing is added.
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