素早く動くこと
解説 Definition
zipping は zip（素早く動く、びゅっと進む）の動名詞・現在分詞です。名詞としては、人や物がすばやく移動することを表し、軽快で速い動きに使われます。
The act of moving quickly and energetically from one place to another, often with a light, sudden, or streamlined motion. It commonly describes people or small vehicles passing through, past, or between locations at speed.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 zip「びゅっと素早く動く」に -ing を付けると、短母音を保つため末尾の p を重ねて zipping となります。zip の鋭く短い音から、スクーターや人が一気に通り過ぎる軽快な速さを連想しましょう。zipping through the station、zipping past the window、zipping between meetings のように、経路を示す語とよく組み合わせます。
Begin with zip, an expressive verb suggesting a short, sharp sound or rapid movement. When adding -ing, double the final p to preserve the short vowel: zip becomes zipping. Imagine a scooter shooting past a window or a traveler hurrying through a station. Common patterns include zipping through a place, zipping past something, and zipping between meetings. The word often feels lighter and more energetic than rushing, which may emphasize pressure or lateness. In this entry, zipping names or describes fast movement; in other contexts, it can instead refer to closing something with a zipper.
例文
Zipping through the station, he reached the platform just in time.
彼は駅の中を素早く進み、ぎりぎりでホームに着きました。
The sound of scooters zipping past the window continued all morning.
窓の外をスクーターが素早く通り過ぎる音が午前中ずっと続きました。
Zipping between meetings left her little time for lunch.
会議から会議へと慌ただしく移動していたため、彼女には昼食の時間がほとんどありませんでした。
zipping の類義語・関連語
zipping の語源・成り立ち Etymology
擬音語 zip（ビュッという音）から派生した動名詞で、1850年代に素早い動きや音を模倣して生まれた語。後にファスナーの名称 zipper の語源にもなった。関連語: zip（勢い）、zipper（ファスナー）。音から意味が広がった典型的なオノマトペ由来の英単語である。
Zipping is formed from zip by doubling the final consonant and adding -ing. Zip arose in English as an imitative word suggesting a brief, sharp sound and was extended to quick, energetic movement. The same expressive base later contributed to zipper, the name popularized for a sliding fastener. Modern zipping can describe either using such a fastener or moving rapidly, but the present sense develops from the association between the sharp sound and sudden speed.
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