parkingとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From park +‎ -ing.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈpɑːkɪŋ/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈpɑɹkɪŋ/
• 韻: -ɑː(ɹ)kɪŋ
• ハイフネーション: park‧ing

動詞

parking

1. present participle and gerund of park

   Parking a car in a tight spot gave him some satisfaction. (as gerund)

   His parking skills needed improvement. (as participial adjective)

   They will be parking the aircraft in the desert for the next few months. (as progressive)

名詞

parking (usually uncountable, plural parkings)

1. The action of the verb to park.

   free parking

   Hyponyms: parallel parking, angle parking, echelon parking, double parking, double-parking, self-parking, valet parking

   Parking in central London can be very difficult.

   • 1960 December, “The Glasgow Suburban Electrification is opened”, in Trains Illustrated, page 715:

     Glasgow's car-parking problem is one of the worst in the country and the frequency of the new electrified rail service ought to attract a big clientele from the city's close-packed suburbs.

   • 1948, Report of the Charlotte Parking Survey: Downtown Business District:

     Table 6 represents an analysis of the parking usage in the Downtown Business District, in terms of the number of parkings, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., according to Type of Facility used, and the Purposes of the Trips […]

2. Space in which to park a car or other vehicle, such as a parking lot or curbside parking.

   Hyponyms: parking lot, parking garage

   Near-synonyms: car park, carpark

   ample parking;   parking in rear

   Each one of his parkings of securities was a separate count on the indictment.

   (as gerundial noun)

   It can be difficult to find parking in central London.

   They found his car in a parking thirty miles away; apparently it had been stolen by a joyrider.

使用する際の注意点

• Often used attributively, as an adjective.

派生語