taunting
からかう
解説 Definition
taunting は taunt（からかう、あざける）の現在分詞・動名詞です。相手を怒らせたり傷つけたりする目的で、ばかにする言葉をかける場面に使われます。
The present participle or gerund of taunt, meaning to mock or insult someone deliberately, often with repeated words or gestures intended to upset, humiliate, or provoke that person into reacting.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 taunt「相手をあざける、挑発する」に -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、語尾は /ɪŋ/。親しい冗談の teasing より攻撃的で、相手を傷つけたり怒らせたりする言葉を繰り返す場面を思い浮かべる。taunt someone、people taunting her、stop taunting him の形で覚える。
Connect taunting with the base verb taunt plus -ing. Picture people directing insulting remarks at someone in order to make that person angry, ashamed, or distressed. This purpose is the key distinction from friendly teasing, which may be playful and accepted by both sides. Taunting is usually hostile or cruel and can also be intended to provoke a reaction. Learn the verb with a direct object: “taunting their classmate,” “people taunting her,” or “stop taunting him.” As a gerund, it names the behavior itself, as in “Taunting a nervous speaker makes things worse.”
例文
The boys were taunting their classmate after practice.
その少年たちは練習後に同級生をからかっていました。
She ignored the people taunting her from the crowd.
彼女は群衆の中から自分をからかう人たちを無視しました。
Taunting a nervous speaker can make the situation worse.
緊張している話し手をからかうと、状況が悪化することがあります。
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taunting の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語の語根「tempt-（試す）」が古フランス語「tenter」を経て英語化しました。「相手を試し挑む」意味が転じ、言葉で挑発して「からかう」ようになった語です。同語源に「tempt（誘惑する）」や「attempt（試みる）」が挙げられます。
Taunting is formed regularly from taunt and -ing. Taunt entered English through French, but its earlier history is not completely secure. It has been associated with a French verb meaning to tempt, try, or provoke, ultimately connected with Latin temptare. The English word developed the specific sense of challenging or provoking someone through scornful remarks. Its present meaning therefore centers on deliberate mockery intended to hurt, humiliate, or elicit a reaction.
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