saying
英 ['seɪɪŋ]
美 ['seɪŋ]
- n. 言葉；ことわざ；スピーチ
- v. say（sayのing形）
英語の語源
- saying (n.)
- "utterance, recitation, action of the verb 'say,' " c. 1300, verbal noun from say (v.); meaning "something that has been said" (usually by someone thought important) is from c. 1300; sense of "a proverb" is first attested mid-15c.
?a va sans dire, a familiar French locution, whose English equivalent might be "that is a matter of course," or "that may be taken for granted." But recently it has become the tendency to translate it literally, "that goes without saying," and these words, though originally uncouth and almost unmeaning to the unpractised ear, are gradually acquiring the exact meaning of the French. [Walsh, 1892]
例文
- 1. Lucy had strung a banner across the wall saying "Welcome Home Daddy ".
- ルーシーは壁に横断幕を掲げ、「お父さん、お帰りなさい」と書いていた。
- 2.He hit back angrily， saying such remarks were childishly simplistic.
- 彼は怒りをもって反撃し、これらの話はあまりにも幼稚だと言った。
- 3.I heard the voices，but couldn 't make out what they were saying .
- 私は声が聞こえるが、彼らが何を言っているのかはっきり聞こえない。
- 4.He fled on Friday， saying he feared for his life.
- 彼は金曜日に逃げて、自分の命の危険を心配していると言った。
- 5.He was sitting there saying ，"Yes，the figures make sense."
- 彼はそこに座って、「はい、これらの数字は理解できます」