wilting
しおれる
解説 Definition
植物が水分不足や暑さでしおれること。元気がなくなってしなびる様子。
Wilting means becoming weak, soft, or bent over because of losing water, freshness, or strength. It is most often used for plants and flowers, but it can also describe a person who seems tired or discouraged. The word suggests a loss of energy or life.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
wilt はまず「植物が元気をなくして垂れる」場面で覚えると定着しやすいです。a wilting flower, leaves are wilting の形が頻出で、水不足・暑さでぐったりする絵と結びつけるのがコツ。blooming が「咲き誇る」なら、wilting はその逆方向。dying ほど完全に枯れる感じではなく、まず張りがなくなってしおれる段階を表す語として押さえると使い分けしやすいです。
Picture a flower on a hot day slowly losing its shape. `Wilting` is often used with plants, leaves, and flowers, so learn it with phrases like `wilting flowers`. It is a good contrast word to `blooming`, which moves in the opposite direction.
例文
The flowers in the vase were wilting after being left without water for three days.
花瓶の花は3日間水をもらえず、しおれていました。
The intense summer heat had the garden plants wilting by midday.
厳しい夏の暑さで、庭の植物は正午までにしおれていました。
Without proper irrigation, the crops began wilting under the relentless sun.
適切な灌漑がなければ、作物は容赦ない太陽の下でしおれ始めました。
wilting の類義語・関連語
派生語
wilting の語源・成り立ち Etymology
wilting は wilt + -ing で、wilt は中英語 welken「しおれる」にさかのぼるゲルマン系の語。wilted や unwilted と同じ芯を持ち、張りが抜けて力なく垂れる感覚が、そのまま植物の「しおれ」に重なる。
"Wilting" comes from "wilt" plus -ing. "Wilt" goes back to Middle English forms such as "welken," from an older Germanic source, and it is related to the idea of losing freshness or strength. Its meaning developed naturally into the sense of drooping or shrinking from lack of force, especially in plants.
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