時機を待つこと
解説 Definition
biding は動詞 bide の現在分詞・動名詞で、適切な時機や好機が来るまで辛抱強く待つことを表します。
Biding is the present participle and gerund of bide, meaning “waiting patiently for a suitable time or opportunity.” It occurs chiefly in the expression “biding one’s time.” It is distinct from bidding, which commonly means offering a price.
使い方 Usage
- 主に biding one's time の形で使います。one's は主語に合わせて his、her、its などに変えます。 Biding occurs chiefly in biding one's time. Change one's to his, her, its, or another possessive form to match the subject.
- biding one's time until ... で、行動する時機を待つ期限や条件を示せます。 Use biding one's time until ... to specify the point or condition someone is waiting for before acting.
使い分け Common distinctions
- 「入札」を表す bidding は d が二つで /ˈbɪdɪŋ/。biding とは綴りと母音が異なります。 Bidding, commonly referring to offering a price, has two d's and is pronounced /ˈbɪdɪŋ/. Its spelling and vowel differ from biding.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
bide の語末の無音の e を取って -ing を付けると biding /ˈbaɪdɪŋ/。好機をじっと待つ姿を思い浮かべ、bide one's time を一まとまりで覚えましょう。
Drop the final silent e from bide and add -ing to form biding /ˈbaɪdɪŋ/. Picture someone patiently waiting for the right moment, and learn bide one's time as a complete expression.
例文
The team spent the winter biding its time before launching the project.
そのチームはプロジェクトを始める前に、冬の間じっと時機を待ちました。
He was biding his time until the market became more stable.
彼は市場がもっと安定するまで時機を待っていました。
biding の類義語・関連語
biding の語源・成り立ち Etymology
biding は bide の語末の e を取って -ing を付けた形です。bide は古英語 bīdan（待つ、留まる、耐える）に由来し、abide と同系です。現代の biding は主に「時機を待つ」ことを表し、価格を申し出る bid の -ing 形である bidding とは区別されます。
Biding is the -ing form of bide, with the final silent e dropped before -ing. Bide comes from Old English bīdan, meaning “to remain, wait, or endure,” and is related to abide. Bidding in the sense of offering a price is the -ing form of bid and has a separate historical development.
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