倒れる
解説 Definition
toppling は topple（倒れる、倒す）の現在分詞・動名詞です。物がバランスを失って倒れることや、何かを倒す動きを表します。
The act or process of losing balance and falling, or of causing a person, structure, or object to fall. It can also modify a noun or form part of a continuous verb phrase describing such movement.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 topple「倒れる・倒す」から語末の e を落として -ing を付けた形で、発音の末尾は /ɪŋ/ になります。重心を失った壁・箱・塔が上から崩れる場面を思い浮かべ、the toppling of a wall「壁の倒壊」や toppling risk「転倒リスク」とまとめて覚えます。
Connect toppling directly with the base verb topple, meaning “to fall over” or “to make something fall.” The final silent e of topple is removed before -ing, producing toppling, whose ending is pronounced /ɪŋ/. Picture a tall wall or a stack of boxes losing balance and falling from the top. Useful combinations include the toppling of a wall, toppling risk, and send something toppling. The image of an unstable upright object collapsing helps distinguish toppling from merely dropping or descending.
例文
The toppling of the old wall surprised the workers.
古い壁が倒れたことに作業員たちは驚きました。
Strong winds sent boxes toppling in the street.
強い風で通りの箱が倒れました。
Engineers studied the toppling risk before moving the tall structure.
技術者たちは高い構造物を移動する前に、倒れる危険性を調べました。
toppling の類義語・関連語
toppling の語源・成り立ち Etymology
toppling は、動詞 topple の語末の e を落として -ing を付けた形です。topple は top と関連する語ですが、その詳しい形成史には不確かな点があります。
Toppling is formed from topple by dropping the final silent e and adding -ing. Topple developed from top, a word of Germanic origin referring to the highest part of something, together with the frequentative verb ending -le. Its sense developed around the image of an upright object losing stability and falling over from its top-heavy position.
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