biding
入札
解説 Definition
biding は bide（待つ、時を待つ）の現在分詞・動名詞です。名詞としては「時機を待つこと」を表し、「入札」を意味する標準的な語は bidding なので、綴りに注意が必要です。
The act or process of waiting patiently for a suitable time or opportunity, especially as part of a deliberate strategy. It is most commonly encountered in the expression “biding one’s time.”
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 bide「時機を待つ」の語末の無音の e を取って -ing を付けた形で、発音は /ˈbaɪdɪŋ/。「bide one’s time（好機をじっと待つ）」を一まとまりで覚えます。入札の bidding は子音字が二つで /ˈbɪdɪŋ/ となるため、綴りと母音の違いに注意しましょう。
Connect biding directly with the base verb bide, meaning “to wait patiently.” The final silent e in bide is dropped before -ing, producing biding, pronounced /ˈbaɪdɪŋ/. Learn it through the fixed expression bide one’s time: someone remains patient until the best moment to act. Keep it separate from bidding, the act of offering a price, which has two d’s and a different short vowel sound. A strategist quietly waiting for favorable conditions is biding time, not bidding.
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機会を待っていました。
Her quiet biding of time was part of a careful strategy.
彼女が静かに時機を待っていたことは、慎重な戦略の一部でした。
biding の類義語・関連語
biding の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 bidan（待つ・耐える）の動名詞形。bid（入札する・命じる）は古英語 biddan（頼む）とも融合し、競りで値を「申し出る」意味に発展した。関連語: bid（入札）、abide（従う・耐える）。「待ちながら機を見て値を付ける」行為が入札の原義。
Biding is the -ing form of bide. Before -ing is added, the final silent e of bide is dropped. Bide comes from Old English bīdan, meaning “to remain, wait, or endure,” and is related to abide. Although historical developments brought some senses of bide and bid close together, modern biding in the expression “biding one’s time” means waiting, whereas bidding commonly refers to making an offer or bid.
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