tracing
なぞる
解説 Definition
tracing は trace(なぞる、跡をたどる)の現在分詞・動名詞です。線や形を上からなぞる動作を表し、絵や文字を写す練習でよく使われます。
Tracing is the present participle or gerund of “trace.” In this sense, it means following existing lines or shapes with a pencil, finger, or similar tool, often to copy a picture, practice writing, or study a route.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 trace「線をなぞる、跡をたどる」に -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、語末の e を取って tracing となります。発音は「トレイシング」に近い形です。trace a circle「円をなぞる」を進行形にして be tracing a circle、行為なら practice tracing letters と覚えましょう。
Begin with the verb “trace,” meaning to follow an existing line or shape. Before adding “-ing,” drop the silent final e: trace becomes tracing, not “traceing.” Picture a child placing paper over a circle and following its outline. Use “is tracing” for an action in progress, as in “The child is tracing a circle,” and “practice tracing” when the activity functions as a noun. The same core image—following a visible path—also helps with tracing letters or a route on a map.
例文
The child is tracing a circle.
その子どもは円をなぞっています。
She practiced tracing the letters.
彼女は文字をなぞる練習をしました。
Tracing the map helped me learn the route.
地図をなぞることで道順を覚えやすくなりました。
tracing の類義語・関連語
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tracing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
tracing は trace「跡をたどる・なぞる」の -ing 形で、trace は古フランス語 trace を経てラテン語 tractus/trahere「引く・引っぱる」に結びつきます。もとは「引いてできた跡」をたどる感覚なので、「線をなぞる」「由来を追う」の両方の意味に自然につながります。関連語に traction, tractor があります。
“Tracing” is the “-ing” form of “trace,” with the final silent e removed. “Trace” entered English through Old French and is connected with a path, track, or mark left behind. It is ultimately associated with Latin “tractus,” from “trahere,” meaning to draw or pull. The sense of following a drawn mark naturally developed into copying an outline by moving along it.
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