wiping
拭いている
解説 Definition
「拭いている」という意味の形容詞的な用法で、布や紙などで表面の汚れや水分を除去している動作の状態を表す。清潔にする行為や涙をぬぐう動作などを修飾する際に用いられる。
Wiping describes the ongoing action of moving a hand, cloth, paper, or similar object across a surface to remove moisture, dirt, tears, or another substance. It may function as a participle modifying a person or action.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
wipe「布などで拭く」の語末 e を落として -ing を付けた形で、発音の核は wipe /waɪp/ のまま。wiping dishes dry、wiping tears、wiping down surfaces のように、手や布を表面に動かして水分・涙・汚れを除く進行中の動作を表す。単に洗う washing とは区別する。
Begin with wipe, meaning to pass a hand or material across a surface in order to remove something. Drop the final e before adding -ing: wipe becomes wiping, while the vowel sound remains /aɪ/. Associate it with practical combinations such as wiping dishes dry, wiping tears from your eyes, and wiping down office surfaces. Wiping focuses on a rubbing or sweeping motion across a surface; washing normally involves water or another cleaning liquid, so the two actions are related but not identical.
例文
She stood at the sink, wiping the dishes dry with a cloth.
彼女は流し台の前に立ち、布で皿を拭いて乾かしていた。
He walked out of the theater wiping tears from his eyes.
彼は目から涙を拭きながら映画館を出た。
The janitor spent the morning wiping down all the surfaces in the office.
清掃員は午前中ずっとオフィスのすべての表面を拭いて回った。
wiping の類義語・関連語
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wiping の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 wīpian(拭く、こする)に由来し、ゲルマン祖語 *wīpōną に遡る。布で表面をこする動作が原義。関連語: wipe(拭く)、wiper(ワイパー)。車のワイパーも同語源で「拭き取るもの」の意。
Wiping is formed from wipe by dropping the final silent e and adding -ing. Wipe is an old Germanic verb recorded in Old English as wīpian, referring to rubbing or passing something over a surface. Its core physical sense has remained stable. Later compounds and derivatives include wiper, especially a device that clears a windshield, and wipe down, meaning to clean an entire surface by wiping it.
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