戦闘中
解説 Definition
combatting は combat(戦う、対抗する)の現在分詞・動名詞です。敵と戦闘中であることを表すほか、問題や危険に対して取り組んでいる意味でも使われます。
The -ing form of combat, meaning fighting against an enemy or actively working to stop, reduce, or overcome a threat or serious problem. The spelling combatting is a recognized variant of combating.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
combatting は combat「戦う・対抗する」に -ing を付け、語末の t を重ねた綴りです。combating という一字 t の形も広く使われます。enemy forces となら物理的な戦闘、crime や disease となら問題への対抗という違いを文脈で判断します。「戦闘中」だけに固定せず、be combatting+対象で、今まさに相手や脅威に立ち向かっている像を覚えましょう。
Combatting is the -ing form of combat, written here with a doubled t; combating, with one t, is also common. Connect combat with a direct struggle against something. With enemy forces or armed groups, the word describes actual fighting. With crime, disease, or climate change, it means taking active measures against a serious problem. The pattern be combatting plus an object highlights an ongoing effort or fight. Remember both the literal battlefield image and the broader idea of resisting a threat.
例文
The unit was combatting enemy forces near the bridge.
その部隊は橋の近くで敵軍と戦闘中でした。
Soldiers were combatting in difficult weather conditions.
兵士たちは厳しい天候の中で戦闘中でした。
The report described troops combatting armed groups in the border area.
その報告書は、国境地帯で武装集団と戦闘中の部隊について述べていました。
combatting の類義語・関連語
combatting の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 combattere(com-「共に」+ battere「打つ」)から古フランス語 combattre を経て英語に入った。battre の語根は俗ラテン語 *battere で、battery(砲撃)やbattle(戦い)と同根。「互いに打ち合う」が原義で、そこから戦闘の意味になった。
Combatting is an inflected form of combat. Combat entered English through French combattre and ultimately reflects Late Latin combattere, formed from com-, “together,” and battere, “to beat or strike.” Its earliest central image was therefore that of people striking or fighting one another. Related forms developed in the same broad historical family as battle. The doubled-t spelling combatting is a variant; the spelling combating is also standard and widely used.
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