accusing
非難する
解説 Definition
accusing は accuse（非難する、責める、告発する）の現在分詞・動名詞です。人に責任や過ちがあるとして責める場面で使われ、強い調子を含むことがあります。
Accusing is the present participle or gerund of accuse. It describes claiming or suggesting that someone is responsible for a fault, wrongdoing, or crime, often in a direct, critical, or forceful manner.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
accuse「非難する・告発する」は、語末の黙字 e を落として accusing となり、発音は /əˈkjuːzɪŋ/ です。accuse A of B（AをBのことで責める）が必須の型で、accusing me of being late のように使います。blame A for B より、罪・過失があるとはっきり主張する強い語です。証拠の有無を問題にする場面も連想しましょう。
Start with accuse and drop the final silent e before adding -ing: accuse becomes accusing, pronounced /əˈkjuːzɪŋ/. Fix the core grammar in memory as accuse A of B: He is accusing me of being late and They accused her of theft. The action directs responsibility toward a person, often before guilt has been established, which explains frequent phrases such as without proof and before checking the facts. Compared with blame, accuse more strongly suggests an explicit allegation of wrongdoing or a specific offense.
例文
He is accusing me of being late.
彼は私が遅れたことを責めています。
Stop accusing her without proof.
証拠もなく彼女を責めるのはやめなさい。
The manager avoided accusing anyone before checking the facts.
マネージャーは事実を確認する前に誰かを非難することを避けました。
accusing の類義語・関連語
accusing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 accusare（ad-「～に向けて」+ causa「原因、訴訟」）に由来し、「原因を誰かに向ける→告発する」が原義。英語 cause（原因）や excuse（ex-「外へ」+ causa で「責任の外に置く→弁解する」）と同根。責任の矛先を相手に向けるイメージ。
Accuse entered English through Old French from Latin accūsāre, “to call to account or bring a charge against.” The Latin verb is historically associated with ad-, “toward,” and causa, “cause, reason, or legal case.” The development suggests directing a case or charge toward someone. Accusing is formed by dropping the final e of accuse and adding -ing. Accusation and accusatory belong to the same word family.
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