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twisting

/ˈtwɪstɪŋ/
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adjective

ねじる

解説 Definition

ねじる(twisting)は、物体を回転させながら変形させる動作を表す形容詞または動詞の現在分詞形である。体の一部をひねる動作や、ロープや針金をよる行為など多様な場面で使われる。比喩的に、言葉や事実を歪めて伝えることを指す場合もある。

Twisting describes turning something around itself, bending it out of its usual shape, or moving with repeated turns. As the present participle of twist, it can also refer figuratively to distorting words, facts, or meaning.

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原形 twist に -ing をそのまま付けた現在分詞・動名詞形で、発音は /ˈtwɪstɪŋ/。物を回しながら形を変える動きが核で、twisting an ankle「足首をひねる」、twisting wire「針金をよる」、twisting the facts「事実を歪める」と、身体・物・情報へ意味を広げて覚える。

Twisting is formed by adding -ing directly to twist, giving /ˈtwɪstɪŋ/. Keep the central image of turning while changing shape. You can twist an ankle through a sudden body movement, twist wire by winding its strands, or make twisting and turning movements while dancing. The same image extends figuratively to twisting the facts: information is reshaped so that it no longer presents the original meaning fairly. Linking the physical and figurative uses through this idea of distorted shape makes the range of meanings easier to remember.

例文

She hurt her ankle by twisting it during the morning jog.

彼女は朝のジョギング中に足首をひねって痛めた。

The dancer impressed the audience with her twisting and turning movements.

ダンサーはねじりと回転の動きで観客を魅了した。

He was accused of twisting the facts to support his argument.

彼は自分の主張を支持するために事実を歪曲したと非難された。

twisting の類義語・関連語

twisting の語源・成り立ち Etymology

古英語 twistan(ねじる、編む)から派生。ゲルマン祖語 *twis-(二つに分ける)が語根で、二本の糸をより合わせる動作が原義。関連語: twin(双子)、twine(より糸)。「二つのものを絡ませる」イメージが、曲がりくねる・歪めるという意味へ広がった。

Twisting is the -ing form of twist, created by adding the participial ending directly to the base word. Twist belongs to a Germanic word group associated with divided, doubled, or intertwined material, and its history reflects the action of joining or winding strands. From the physical idea of turning fibers or changing a shape, the verb developed broader senses involving winding movement and the distortion of facts or words.

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