characterizing
特徴づける
解説 Definition
characterizing は characterize（特徴づける）の現在分詞・動名詞です。人や物事の性質をはっきり表す、またはその特徴として述べるときに使います。
Characterizing is the present participle or gerund of characterize. It refers to describing the distinctive nature of someone or something, presenting a person in a particular way, or treating a quality as typical of a subject.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 characterize「特徴づける」の語末の黙字 e を落として -ing を付けた形が characterizing です。発音では原形末尾の /z/ が保たれ、その後に /ɪŋ/ が続きます。character、characteristic と結び付け、characterize A as B「AをBだと特徴づける」という型で覚えます。
Start with the base verb characterize, meaning “describe the distinctive nature of.” To form characterizing, drop the final silent e and add -ing; the /z/ sound at the end of characterize remains before /ɪŋ/. Connect it with character and characteristic, which share the idea of a distinctive mark or quality. A particularly useful pattern is “characterize A as B,” as in “characterizing the town as a trade center.” The -ing form can appear in a continuous verb phrase, such as “is characterizing,” or act as a gerund naming the activity of describing or portraying.
例文
The report is characterizing the town as a center of local trade.
その報告書は、その町を地域商業の中心地として特徴づけています。
She avoided characterizing the results before all the data was checked.
彼女は全てのデータを確認するまで、結果を特徴づけることを避けました。
The artist is known for characterizing ordinary people with great warmth.
その芸術家は、普通の人々をとても温かく描き出すことで知られています。
characterizing の類義語・関連語
characterizing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ギリシャ語「kharaktēr（刻印）」に接尾辞「-ize（〜化）」が結合した形です。同じ語根に「character（性格）」「characteristic（特徴）」があります。元来「目印を彫る」意味から、対象の固有の性質を明らかにする「特徴づける」に発展しました。
Characterizing is formed from characterize by dropping its final silent e and adding -ing. Characterize combines character with the verb-forming suffix -ize. Character ultimately comes from Greek kharaktēr, a mark engraved or stamped, through Latin and French. The physical idea of a distinctive mark developed into the abstract sense of identifying or describing the qualities that distinguish a person, thing, or situation.
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