SP readingとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

発音

• IPA: /ˈspɹɛdɪŋ/
• 韻: -ɛdɪŋ

動詞

spreading

1. present participle and gerund of spread
   • 1941 October, F. S. Bond, “The Railways of China”, in Railway Magazine, page 440:

     And so, unfortunately, this great and spreading network of railways, that recently showed such promise as a major instrument in the modern development of China, must be left for the time being in the melting-pot of Armageddon.

   • 2013 May 10, Audrey Garric, “Urban canopies let nature bloom”, in The Guardian Weekly‎, volume 188, number 22, page 30:

     As towns continue to grow, replanting vegetation has become a form of urban utopia and green roofs are spreading fast. Last year 1m square metres of plant-covered roofing was built in France, as much as in the US, and 10 times more than in Germany, the pioneer in this field.

名詞

spreading (countable and uncountable, plural spreadings)

1. The act by which something is spread.
   • 1991, Samuel D. Robbins, Wisconsin Birdlife: Population & Distribution Past & Present, page 579:

     Small numbers [of meadowlarks] remain on farms in the southern counties throughout the winter, usually relying on fresh manure spreadings for food when snow covers the fields.

派生語

語源 2

Blend of speed +‎ reading.

発音

• IPA: /ˈspɹiːdɪŋ/
• 韻: -iːdɪŋ

名詞

spreading (uncountable)

1. (debating slang) The act of spreading (speedreading).
   • 2017 September 26, Jack McCordick, “The Corrosion of High School Debate—And How It Mirrors American Politics”, in America‎, New York, N.Y.: America Press Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 June 2023:

     Chief among the strategies exploiting this rule was "spreading" (a combination of "speed" and "reading"), where debaters would rattle off arguments at a blistering pace. Their speeches often exceeded 300 words per minute. (A conversational pace is about 60 per minute.)

   • 2022 September, Tess McNulty, “Both Sides Now”, in Harper's Magazine‎, New York, N.Y.: Harper's Magazine Foundation, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 March 2023:

     The NSDA currently boasts more than one hundred and fifty thousand student participants (per affiliated team rosters), many of whom compete in Lincoln–Douglas or policy. The activities are distinct in structure—policy is two-on-two—but they operate similarly on the national circuit, and involve spreading and other experimental tactics.

動詞

spreading

1. present participle and gerund of spread

アナグラム

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