whaling
捕鯨
解説 Definition
whaling は whale（クジラを捕る）に -ing が付いた形で、名詞として「捕鯨」という意味です。クジラを捕獲する産業や活動について述べるときに使います。
Whaling is the activity or industry of hunting and killing whales, traditionally for products such as oil, meat, or baleen. The noun is often used in historical, economic, cultural, or environmental discussions about the practice.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
whale「クジラ、クジラを捕る」に -ing を付ける際、語末の無音の e を落として whaling となり、/ˈweɪlɪŋ/ と発音します。ここでは進行形ではなく「捕鯨」という活動名詞です。whaling industry「捕鯨産業」、history of whaling「捕鯨の歴史」のような組み合わせで覚えましょう。
Begin with whale and add -ing, dropping the final silent e: whale becomes whaling. The pronunciation changes from /weɪl/ to /ˈweɪlɪŋ/ as the /ɪŋ/ syllable is added. Here, whaling is an activity noun meaning the practice or industry of hunting whales, not simply an action happening at this moment. Picture an old coastal town whose ships, tools, and jobs depended on the whaling industry. Useful combinations include commercial whaling, the history of whaling, and a whaling town. A whaler is the person or ship involved, while whaling names the activity.
例文
Whaling was once a major industry in the town.
捕鯨はかつてその町の主要な産業でした。
The book explains the history of whaling.
その本は捕鯨の歴史を説明しています。
The museum has photos and tools from the whaling period.
その博物館には捕鯨の時代の写真や道具があります。
whaling の類義語・関連語
whaling の語源・成り立ち Etymology
whaling は whale「クジラ」＋ -ing でできた語で、もともとは「クジラを獲ること」という動作名詞。whale は古英語 hwæl、さらにゲルマン祖語 *hwalaz にさかのぼるため、whaling は語形どおり「クジラ漁・捕鯨」と理解できる。関連語: whaler, whale-boat.
Whaling is formed from whale plus the action-forming suffix -ing. In spelling, the final silent e of whale is dropped before -ing. Whale comes from Old English hwæl and is related to other Germanic words for the animal. The verb whale developed the sense “to hunt whales,” so whaling literally denotes that activity. It later became especially associated with the organized maritime industry that supplied whale oil, meat, and baleen.
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