admitting
認める
解説 Definition
admitting は admit（認める）の現在分詞・動名詞です。事実や誤りを認める場合に使い、入場を許可する意味もありますが、ここでは主に認めるという意味です。
Admitting is the present participle or gerund of admit. In this sense, it means acknowledging that a fact, mistake, or difficult truth is real or correct, especially when the speaker may have been unwilling to accept it.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
admit の現在分詞・動名詞。短母音の後の語末子音 t を重ねて -ing を付け、admitting となる。発音でも中央の /t/ を意識する。admit a mistake、admit that ... の型で、隠したい誤りや事実を事実として「認める」場面を思い浮かべる。
Admitting is formed from admit by doubling the final t and adding -ing. The t is doubled because admit ends in a stressed short-vowel-plus-consonant pattern. For this meaning, learn the combinations admit a mistake and admit that something is true. Imagine someone finally accepting an uncomfortable fact in front of others. That picture separates admitting from merely saying something: it often suggests previous reluctance, denial, or embarrassment. The form can appear in a continuous verb, such as is admitting, or as a gerund, as in Admitting the problem was the first step.
例文
He is admitting his mistake in front of the class.
彼はクラスの前で自分の間違いを認めています。
Admitting the problem was the first step.
その問題を認めることが第一歩でした。
She had trouble admitting that she needed help.
彼女は助けが必要だと認めるのに苦労しました。
admitting の類義語・関連語
admitting の語源・成り立ち Etymology
admitting は admit + -ing。admit は古フランス語を経てラテン語 admittere に由来し、ad-「〜へ」+ mittere「送る・行かせる」で、本来は「中へ入れる」という意味です。そこから人や事実を受け入れる感覚で「認める」へ広がりました。関連語は mission, submit。
Admit came through French from Latin admittere, built from ad-, “to” or “toward,” and mittere, “to send” or “let go.” Its early central idea was allowing someone or something to enter. The meaning later extended to allowing a fact into consideration and therefore acknowledging it as true. Admitting is formed by doubling the final t of admit before adding -ing.
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