allocating
割り当てる
解説 Definition
allocating は allocate(割り当てる、配分する)の現在分詞・動名詞です。時間・予算・人員・資源などを目的に応じて分ける場面で使われます。
The present participle or gerund of “allocate,” describing the act of distributing time, money, work, personnel, or other limited resources among particular people or purposes.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 allocate に -ing を付けた形です。語末の e を落として allocating となり、発音は「アロケイティング」に近くなります。allocate time, money, tasks, resources の組み合わせを、「限られたものを目的別の場所へ置く」場面と結び付けて覚えましょう。
Connect allocating directly with the base verb allocate. To form the -ing form, drop the final silent e and add -ing: allocate becomes allocating. Its central image is placing a limited resource where it is needed. Common combinations include allocating time for review, allocating money to repairs, allocating tasks to team members, and allocating resources among departments. This distinguishes it from simply giving something away: allocating usually suggests a deliberate plan or division according to priorities.
例文
The manager is allocating tasks to each team member.
マネージャーは各メンバーに仕事を割り当てています。
Allocating enough time for review helped us avoid mistakes.
見直しに十分な時間を割り当てたことで、私たちはミスを避けられました。
The city is allocating more money to repair public roads.
市は公道の修理により多くの予算を割り当てています。
allocating の類義語・関連語
allocating の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語のad(〜へ)+locare(置く)に由来し、本来は「ある場所に配する」を意味しました。ここから「時間や資源を特定の目的へ振り向ける」現在の意味に派生しています。同じlocus(場所)語根の単語にlocationやdislocateが挙げられます。
Allocating is the present participle and gerund of allocate, formed by dropping the final silent e and adding -ing. Allocate ultimately comes through Medieval Latin from Latin ad, meaning “to,” and locare, “to place,” which is related to locus, “place.” The original idea of placing something in a particular location developed into the modern sense of assigning resources to a particular recipient or purpose.
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