absolving
赦す
解説 Definition
責任を免除する、許す、罪悪感を取り除く。誰かが犯した過ちや罪を許容する行為を指す。
Absolving means officially saying that someone is free from blame, guilt, or punishment. It is often used in religious, moral, or legal contexts. This is the -ing form of absolve and usually suggests formal forgiveness or release from responsibility.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
absolve は solve を知っていると覚えやすい語。問題を solve するように、罪や責任も「処理して外す」感覚でつかむと残りやすい。absolving はその進行中。「ただ許す」forgive より硬く、法律・宗教・道徳の場面で、責任や罪を正式に免じる響きがある。absolve A of B、absolve someone of guilt/blame/responsibility の形でまとめて覚えると強い。approve と字面が少し似るので見間違い注意。
Use `solve` as your memory hook inside `absolve`. It can help you feel that a problem, blame, or guilt is being "solved away" or removed. Remember the common pattern `absolve someone of ...`, especially with `guilt`, `blame`, or `responsibility`, and it will stay much clearer than plain `forgive`.
例文
The new evidence absolved him of all suspicion.
その新しい証拠は彼をすべての疑いから赦した。
She sought forgiveness and felt absolved after confession.
彼女は許しを求め、懺悔後に赦されたと感じました。
Nothing can absolve him of his responsibilities to the team.
チームへの彼の責任を免除することは何もできません。
absolving の類義語・関連語
absolving の語源・成り立ち Etymology
absolving は absolve の進行形で、ラテン語 absolvere にさかのぼる。ab-「離して」+ solvere「ほどく」で、罪や責任を縛りから解き放つ感覚が核にあり、solve や dissolve と同根だと「赦す」が「ほどく」に通じると見えてくる。
Absolving comes from absolve, which goes back to Latin absolvere. It is made from ab- meaning "away" and solvere meaning "to loosen" or "untie." The original image is of releasing someone from a bond, and that developed into freeing a person from guilt or responsibility. Related words from the same root include solve and dissolve.
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