記録する
解説 Definition
chronicling は chronicle（記録する、年代順に記す）の現在分詞・動名詞です。出来事を順を追って書き残す行為を表し、歴史、調査、個人の体験などの記録に使われます。
Chronicling is the present participle or gerund of chronicle. It describes recording events, experiences, or developments in a detailed account, often arranged in the order in which they happened.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
chronicling は chronicle「出来事を年代順に記す」の現在分詞・動名詞です。語末が子音＋le の chronicle は、-ing を付けると最後の e を落として chronicling となり、発音は /ˈkrɑːnɪklɪŋ/。chronology「年代順」と結び付け、history や life を時間の流れに沿って書き残す場面で覚えましょう。
Chronicling is the -ing form of chronicle, meaning “to record events in an ordered account.” When -ing is added, the final silent e is dropped: chronicle becomes chronicling, pronounced /ˈkrɑːnɪklɪŋ/. Connect it with chronology, the arrangement of events by time, and picture a historian or journalist following a story from beginning to end. Common patterns include chronicling the history of a place, chronicling a person’s life, and spending a year chronicling a community. Unlike merely listing facts, chronicling often suggests creating a connected, detailed record of developments over time.
例文
She is chronicling the history of the old theater.
彼女はその古い劇場の歴史を記録しています。
The journalist spent a year chronicling life in the coastal town.
その記者は海辺の町での暮らしを一年かけて記録しました。
By chronicling each meeting, the team kept a clear record of its decisions.
各会議を記録することで、チームは決定事項を明確に残しました。
chronicling の類義語・関連語
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chronicling の語源・成り立ち Etymology
chronicling は chronicle「年代順に記す」の現在分詞で、語源はギリシャ語 khronos「時間」です。ギリシャ語 khronikos「時間に関する」がラテン語・古フランス語を経て英語に入り、「時間に沿って書く」ことから「記録する」の意味になりました。関連語は chronology, chronicler。
Chronicling is formed by adding -ing to the verb chronicle, with the final silent e removed. Chronicle came into English through Old French and Latin from Greek khronika, “annals,” based on khronos, “time.” A chronicle was originally an account of events arranged according to time. The noun later became a verb meaning “to record in a chronicle,” producing chronicling for the ongoing activity or process of documenting events and developments.
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