thrilling
スリル満点
解説 Definition
thrilling は thrill（わくわくさせる、ぞくぞくさせる）からできた形容詞で、スリル満点の、非常にわくわくするという意味です。映画、試合、体験などが緊張感や興奮を与えるときによく使います。
Something thrilling causes intense excitement, pleasure, or suspense. The adjective commonly describes experiences, events, stories, films, or competitions that make people feel highly excited.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
thrilling は thrill「わくわくさせる」に -ing を付けた形容詞で、映画・試合・体験など、興奮を与える側を表す。人が感じる側なら thrilled「わくわくした」と区別する。thrill は語末がすでに ll なので、そのまま -ing を加え、発音は /ˈθrɪlɪŋ/。
Build thrilling from thrill plus -ing. A thrilling event, film, race, or experience produces excitement; a person who receives that feeling is thrilled. This producer-versus-experiencer contrast is the same one seen in exciting and excited. Learn useful combinations such as a thrilling race, a thrilling movie, and a thrilling victory. Thrill already ends in double l, so simply add -ing: thrilling. It is pronounced /ˈθrɪlɪŋ/. The older image behind thrill is a sensation that pierces or passes through the body, which fits a sudden rush of excitement.
例文
The final race was thrilling.
最後のレースはスリル満点でした。
We watched a thrilling movie last night.
昨夜、私たちはスリル満点の映画を見ました。
It was thrilling to see the team win in the last minute.
そのチームが終了間際に勝つのを見るのは、とてもわくわくしました。
thrilling の類義語・関連語
thrilling の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 þyrlian（突き刺す、穴を開ける）から派生。þyrel（穴）が語源で、nostril（鼻の穴）と同根。心を「突き刺す」ような強い感動や興奮を表す。体を貫くような感覚がスリルの本質。関連語: thrill, nostril。
Thrilling is formed from the verb thrill and the suffix -ing. Thrill is historically related to Old English thyrlian, “to pierce” or “make a hole,” and to a noun meaning “hole,” also reflected in nostril. The physical idea of piercing developed into that of a sharp sensation running through the body and then into the modern sense of causing intense excitement or emotional pleasure.
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