恩恵を受ける
解説 Definition
benefitting は benefit（恩恵を受ける、利益を得る）の現在分詞・動名詞です。人や物事が助けや利益を受けている状態を表し、benefiting というつづりも広く使われます。
Benefitting is a present-participle or gerund form of benefit, meaning receiving an advantage, improvement, or helpful effect from something. It is commonly followed by from; the spelling benefiting, with one t, is also standard and widely used.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
benefitting は benefit「恩恵を受ける」に -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、語末の t を重ねる綴りです。benefiting も標準的で、特に米語で広く使われます。発音は benefit の末尾に /ɪŋ/ を加えた形です。be benefitting from a program のように、from と結び付けて「何から利益を得ているか」を覚えましょう。
Start with the verb benefit, “to receive an advantage,” and add -ing. Benefitting uses a doubled t, while benefiting with one t is also a standard and very common spelling; the meaning and pronunciation are the same. Say the base word followed by the -ing ending: benefit plus /ɪŋ/. The most useful pattern is be benefitting from something, as in students benefitting from a library program or businesses benefitting from better internet access. The word focuses on the people or things receiving the positive effect, so always ask, “Who benefits, and from what?”
例文
Local students are benefitting from the new library program.
地元の学生たちは新しい図書館プログラムの恩恵を受けています。
Small businesses are benefitting from better internet access.
小規模企業はより良いインターネット環境の恩恵を受けています。
The community is benefitting from the health clinic.
地域社会はその診療所の恩恵を受けています。
benefitting の類義語・関連語
benefitting の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 bene（良く）+ facere（行う）が語源。「良い行いをする→恩恵を与える」が原義。古フランス語 bienfait を経て英語に入った。同根語に benefactor（恩人）、benevolent（慈悲深い）がある。
Benefitting is formed from benefit plus the participial suffix -ing, with the final t doubled in this spelling. The alternative benefiting retains a single t. Benefit entered English through Old French bienfait and ultimately reflects Latin bene, “well,” and facere, “to do or make,” giving the historical idea of a good deed or advantage. Related formations such as benefactor and beneficial preserve the same association with doing good or providing an advantage.
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