trumpeting
ラッパを吹く
解説 Definition
トランペットのように大きな音を鳴らすこと。また、声高に宣伝すること。
Trumpeting means blowing a trumpet or making a loud sound like a trumpet. It can also mean announcing or praising something in a very public and confident way. The word may be used both literally and figuratively.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず trumpet を軸に覚える語。trumpeting は、ただ楽器を演奏するというより「ラッパみたいに目立つ音で周囲に響かせる」感覚が中心で、そこから比喩的に「成果や主張を声高に宣伝する」へ広がる。静かに知らせる announce よりずっと派手で、boast に近いが、trumpeting は人だけでなく campaign, media, company などが大きく打ち出す場面でもよく使う。-ing なので、その騒がしく売り込んでいる最中の絵で覚えると残りやすい。
Build it from `trumpet`, the loud brass instrument. `Trumpeting` suggests sending something out in a big, attention-catching way, not quietly. That is why it is often used for loudly promoting news, claims, or success.
例文
The elephant was trumpeting loudly as it charged through the forest.
象は森を突進しながら大きな声でラッパのように鳴いた。
The company has been trumpeting its latest product as a revolutionary breakthrough.
その会社は最新製品を画期的なブレイクスルーだと声高に宣伝している。
We could hear the trumpeting of wild elephants from our camp at dawn.
夜明けにキャンプから野生の象のラッパのような鳴き声が聞こえた。
trumpeting の類義語・関連語
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trumpeting の語源・成り立ち Etymology
trumpet は古フランス語 trompette に由来し、金管の鳴り響く音をまねた語と考えられ、trumpeting はそこに -ing が付いた形です。trombone や trump と同じく音の派手さを帯び、「ラッパのように高らかに鳴らす・言い立てる」感覚が見えてきます。
Trumpeting comes from trumpet with the ending -ing. Trumpet came through Old French trompette and is probably linked to an imitative sound, echoing the loud blast of the instrument itself. Because of that strong sound, the word later developed not only the literal sense but also the idea of announcing something loudly or publicly.
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