backing
裏打ち
解説 Definition
backing は back（支援する、裏で支える）の現在分詞・動名詞で、名詞としては「裏打ち、支援」という意味です。計画や人を支える資金・支持・根拠などを表すときに使います。
Support given to a person, proposal, organization, or activity, especially in the form of money, approval, influence, or practical assistance. Backing can also mean a material layer attached behind another object, but the examples here refer to support or endorsement.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
back「背後から支える」に -ing を付けた名詞で、「支援・後援」または物の「裏打ち」。語末に e がないので綴りはそのまま backing、発音は /ˈbækɪŋ/。strong financial backing、backing from the team のように、背後に立って人や計画を支える像で覚える。
Build backing from back plus -ing, with no spelling change: back becomes backing, pronounced /ˈbækɪŋ/. Imagine supporters standing behind a person or project and helping it move forward. This physical image of the back explains the abstract meaning of support. Learn common combinations such as strong backing, financial backing, political backing, and backing from the community. In these examples, backing is an uncountable noun for support or endorsement, although in other contexts it can mean a physical layer placed behind material.
例文
The project needs strong backing from the team.
その計画にはチームからの強い支援が必要です。
She won the contest with backing from her teachers.
彼女は先生たちの支援を受けて、そのコンテストで優勝しました。
The idea has little backing from the local community.
その案は地域社会からの支援をほとんど得ていません。
backing の類義語・関連語
backing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語の「bæc（背中）」に由来するbackに接尾辞-ingが付いた形。「背後から支えるもの」が原義で、物理的な裏地から比喩的な支援・後援まで意味が広がった。関連語：back（背中）、backer（後援者）。
Backing is formed from back and the suffix -ing. Back comes from Old English bæc, the body part opposite the chest. The verb developed senses such as standing behind someone, supporting a proposal, or providing resources. Backing consequently came to name either support given from behind in a figurative sense or a physical layer placed behind another material. In the present examples, it refers specifically to approval, assistance, or sponsorship.
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