take to
意味一覧 (2件)
習慣にする
解説 Definition
take to doing は、ある行動を新しい習慣として始めることを表します。運動・飲酒・夜更かしなど、繰り返される行動に使われ、好意よりも「そうするようになる」という変化に焦点があります。
Take to doing something means to start doing it regularly as a new habit. It is often used for repeated actions such as exercise, drinking, or staying up late. The focus is not mainly on liking the action, but on gradually beginning to do it and making it part of your usual behavior.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
take は「手に取る」、to は「その方向へ」と考えると、行動の方へ移ってそれを自分のものにする感覚がつかめます。take to + doing は「好きになる」より、実際に繰り返し始める点が中心で、take to jogging, take to drinking のように習慣・癖に使われます。take up は趣味などを始める一般表現で、take to はその行動へ自然に流れて定着する感じです。
Think of take as "pick up" and to as "toward." You move toward an action and make it your own, so it becomes a habit. In take to doing, the key idea is not just liking something, but starting to do it again and again. This is why it often fits habits or repeated behaviors better than take up.
例文
After his doctor warned him, he took to walking every morning.
医者に注意されてから、彼は毎朝歩くのを習慣にした。
She took to drinking herbal tea before bed instead of coffee.
彼女はコーヒーの代わりに、寝る前にハーブティーを飲むようになった。
After moving abroad, they took to speaking English at home more often.
海外に引っ越してから、彼らは家でも英語を話すようになった。
好きになる
(意味 2)解説 Definition
新しい活動や習慣を好きになって始めること。
To take to someone or something means to begin to like them or feel comfortable with them. It can also mean to develop a natural interest in an activity or habit quite quickly.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
take to は、人・場所・活動に気持ちが自然に向かい、抵抗なく受け入れて「好きになる・なじむ」と覚えます。take は「手に取る」、to は「…の方へ」なので、心が相手の方へ伸びてつかむイメージです。The children took to the teacher のように人を気に入る場合にも、take to running のように新しい活動を好きになって続ける場合にも使えます。
Think of take to as your interest moving naturally toward someone or something. It means you begin to like it or feel comfortable with it. It can be used with people, as in take to someone, and with activities, as in take to running.
例文
She took to painting after she retired from her job.
彼女は仕事を退職した後、絵を描くことが好きになった。
The children took to the new teacher immediately.
子供たちはすぐに新しい先生を好きになった。
He took to jogging every morning to improve his health.
彼は健康を改善するために毎朝のジョギングが好きになった。
take to の語源・成り立ち Etymology
take は古ノルド語 taka「つかむ」に由来します。to「…へ」が加わり、ある行動の方向へ移ってそれを取り込む感覚から、習慣として始める意味が広がりました。
Take comes from Old Norse taka, meaning "to grasp" or "to seize." When to is added, it gives the idea of moving toward an action and taking it into your life. From this, take to came to mean beginning a behavior as a habit.
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