build ingとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

From 中期英語 byldynge, buyldyng, byldyng, buldynge, buldyng, boldyng, equivalent to build +‎ -ing. Compare also related 中期英語 bold (“edifice, castle, mansion”), from 古期英語 bold (“building, dwelling, house”).

名詞

building (countable and uncountable, plural buildings)

1. (uncountable) The act or process by which something is built; construction.

   Synonym: construction

   The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks.

2. (countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof.

   Synonyms: edifice; see also Thesaurus:building

   My sister lives in that apartment building.

   • 2013 July 19, Mark Tran, “Denied an education by war”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 1:

     One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools […] as children, teachers or school buildings become the targets of attacks.

   • 2024 May 6, @thepunbible, Twitter‎, archived from the original on 28 June 2024:

     Why doesn't Italy finish their buildings

3. (mathematics) Synonym of Tits building.

派生語

派生した語

Further reading

• building on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

語源 2

From 中期英語 beeldynge, equivalent to build +‎ -ing.

動詞

building

1. present participle and gerund of build