acquiring
取得する
解説 Definition
acquiring は acquire（取得する、身につける）の現在分詞・動名詞です。物や権利、知識、技能などを手に入れる動作を表し、やや改まった文でもよく使われます。
Acquiring is the present participle or gerund of acquire. It refers to the process of obtaining something, such as property, data, software, knowledge, or skills, often through effort, purchase, experience, or a formal procedure.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
acquire の現在分詞・動名詞。語末の無音の e を落として -ing を付け、acquiring となる。発音では acquire の /r/ に続けて /ɪŋ/ を加える。acquire skills/data/software のように、努力や手続きによって知識・物・権利を得る場面と結びつける。
Acquiring comes from acquire: remove the final silent e and add -ing. Think of acquire as a somewhat formal version of get, especially when obtaining something through effort, experience, purchase, or an organized process. Useful combinations include acquiring skills, acquiring accurate data, and acquiring new software. These objects show that the word can describe both gaining something tangible and developing knowledge or ability. The -ing form can be part of a continuous verb, as in is acquiring, or function as a noun-like gerund, as in Acquiring data takes time.
例文
The company is acquiring new software for its team.
その会社はチームのために新しいソフトウェアを取得しています。
She is acquiring useful skills through the training.
彼女は研修を通じて役立つ技能を身につけています。
Acquiring accurate data takes time and care.
正確なデータを取得するには時間と注意が必要です。
acquiring の類義語・関連語
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acquiring の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 acquirere（ad-「～に向けて」＋ quaerere「探し求める」）に由来。フランス語 acquérir を経て英語に入った。「求めて手に入れる」が原義。関連語: require（要求する）、inquire（問い合わせる）。いずれも quaerere が語根。
Acquire came into English through French from Latin acquirere, formed from ad-, meaning “to” or “toward,” and quaerere, meaning “to seek” or “look for.” The literal idea of seeking toward something developed into the sense of obtaining or gaining it. Acquiring is the modern -ing form: the final silent e of acquire is dropped before -ing is added.
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