持ち歩く
解説 Definition
toting は tote（持ち運ぶ、持ち歩く）の動名詞・現在分詞です。重い物や荷物を手で持って運ぶ感じで使われ、口語的な響きがあります。
Toting is the present participle or gerund of tote and means carrying something, often something heavy, awkward, or noticeable, from place to place. It is informal and commonly appears before an object, as in toting two boxes or toting a heavy bag.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
toting は tote「手で持ち運ぶ」に -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞です。語末の e を落として -ing を加える規則で、発音は /ˈtoʊtɪŋ/。toting a heavy bag のように、荷物を苦労して持ち歩く場面を思い浮かべましょう。単なる carrying より口語的で、目立つ物や重い物を携えている感じが出ます。
Start with the base verb tote, meaning to carry something around, often by hand. To form toting, drop the final silent e and add -ing; it is pronounced /ˈtoʊtɪŋ/. Picture someone toting a heavy bag all day or arriving while toting two large boxes. That image captures the word’s informal suggestion of a noticeable, awkward, or burdensome load. Carrying is the neutral general term, while toting often draws attention to the object or the effort involved. The -ing form can describe an ongoing action or function as a gerund.
例文
Toting a heavy bag all day made her tired.
重いバッグを一日中持ち歩いて、彼女は疲れました。
He arrived at the office toting two boxes of files.
彼は書類箱を二つ抱えてオフィスに到着しました。
Toting groceries up the stairs is harder than it looks.
食料品を階段で運ぶのは見た目より大変です。
toting の類義語・関連語
toting の語源・成り立ち Etymology
toting は tote に動名詞・名詞化の -ing が付いた形で、tote は米南部英語や英語系クレオールを通じ、バントゥー系の「持ち上げる・運ぶ」にさかのぼるとされます。だから単なる carry より、手に提げて運ぶ・持ち歩く感じが強い語です。関連語は tote、tote bag です。
Toting is formed from tote by dropping the final e and adding the participial and gerund suffix -ing. Tote has been recorded in American English since the seventeenth century, especially in Southern usage. It is often said to derive through an African language or an English-based creole from a Bantu verb meaning “carry,” although the precise source remains uncertain. Its modern sense emphasizes carrying or hauling something by hand.
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