stingとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA: /stɪŋ/
• 韻: -ɪŋ

語源 1

From 中期英語 styng, sting, stynge, stenge, from 古期英語 sting, stincg (“a sting, stab, thrust made with a pointed instrument; the wound made by a stab or sting”), from Proto-Germanic *stingaz; possibly also from 古期英語 stynġ, from Proto-Germanic *stungiz.

名詞

sting (plural stings)

1. A bump left on the skin after having been stung.

   Look at this nasty hornet sting: it's turned blue!

2. A puncture made by an insect or arachnid in an attack, usually including the injection of venom.

   She died from a bee sting.

3. A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.

   Synonym: stinger

4. A sharp, localized pain primarily on the epidermis.

   That plant will give a little sting if you touch it.

5. (botany) A sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which secretes an acrid fluid, as in nettles.
6. The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of stinging; a wound inflicted by stinging.
   • c. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]:

     the lurking serpent's mortal sting

7. (law enforcement) A police operation in which the police pretend to engage in criminal activity in order to catch a criminal.

   The criminal gang was caught after a successful sting.

   • 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Citadel:

     Shepard: I'm taking you in, Jax.
     Turian Bodyguard: It's a sting. Bastard set us up.
     Jax: What the hell are you playing at?

8. A short percussive phrase played by a drummer to accent the punchline in a comedy show.
9. A brief sequence of music used in films, TV, and video games as a form of scenic punctuation or to identify the broadcasting station.

   Synonym: sounder

10. A support for a wind tunnel model which extends parallel to the air flow.
    • 2001, T. J. Mueller, Fixed and Flapping Wing Aerodynamics for Micro Air Vehicle Applications, page 118:

      The balance is mounted externally on top of the wind tunnel test section. A sting connects the balance to the model.

11. (figurative) The harmful or painful part of something.
    • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Corinthians 15:56, column 1:

      The ſting of death is ſinne, […]

    • 2011 January 19, Jonathan Stevenson, “Leeds 1 - 3 Arsenal”, in BBC‎:

      Just as it appeared Arsenal had taken the sting out of the tie, Johnson produced a moment of outrageous quality, thundering a bullet of a left foot shot out of the blue and into the top left-hand corner of Wojciech Szczesny's net with the Pole grasping at thin air.

12. A goad; incitement.
    • 1609, William Shakespeare, “A Louers Complaint”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […], London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, →OCLC:

      O most potential love! vow, bond, nor space, / In thee hath neither sting, knot, nor confine

13. The concluding point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying.

同意語

• (pointed portion of an insect or arachnid): stinger

派生語

語源 2

From 中期英語 stingen, from 古期英語 stingan, from Proto-Germanic *stinganą. Compare Swedish and Icelandic stinga.

動詞

sting (third-person singular simple present stings, present participle stinging, simple past stung or (rare, dialectal) stang, past participle stung)

1. (ambitransitive) To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both.
2. (transitive, of an insect or arachnid) To puncture with the stinger.

   A mosquito stung me on the arm.

3. (intransitive, sometimes figurative) To hurt, to be in pain (physically or emotionally).

   Synonym: smart

   My eyes are stinging from the chopped onions.

   My hand stings after knocking on the door so long.

   Still, it stung when a slightly older acquaintance asked me why I couldn't do any better.

   • 2011 January 11, Jonathan Stevenson, “West Ham 2 - 1 Birmingham”, in BBC‎:

     But Birmingham were clearly stung by some harsh words from manager Alex McLeish at the break and within 15 minutes of the restart the game had an entirely different complexion.

   • 2021 December 11, Julian Young, “Halo Infinite players will soon be able to replay campaign missions”, in Dexerto‎:

     While the absence of replayable story missions certainly stings for many fans, Halo Infinite’s campaign still has plenty to offer.

4. (figurative) To cause harm or pain to.

   I thought I could park in front of the hotel, but they stung me for five pounds!

派生語

アナグラム

• GTINs, Tings, gnits, tings

発音

• IPA: /stinɡ/, [stiŋɡ]

名詞

sting m

1. sting, stinging (of an animal)

派生した語

• Middle English: styng, stenge, sting, stynge, steng (Kent), stunchg (West Midland)
  • English: sting
  • Scots: sting

名詞

sting

1. alternative form of styng

語源 2

動詞

sting

1. (Northern) alternative form of styngen