combining
組み合わせる
解説 Definition
combining は combine(組み合わせる)の現在分詞・動名詞です。複数の物や考えを一つにまとめたり、同時に使ったりする動作を表します。
Combining is the present participle or gerund of combine. It describes the act or ongoing process of bringing two or more things together so that they form a whole or can be used jointly.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
combine の現在分詞・動名詞で、語末の e を取って -ing を付けた形。発音は combine の /kəmˈbaɪn/ に /ɪŋ/ が続く。be combining なら「組み合わせている」、Combining A with B なら「AとBを組み合わせること」。単に並べるのでなく、要素を一緒に働かせたり一つにまとめたりする感覚で覚える。
Start with combine and form combining by dropping the final silent e before adding -ing. The pronunciation keeps the /aɪ/ sound of combine and adds /ɪŋ/. In “She is combining the paints,” it is part of a continuous verb form; at the start of “Combining exercise with a healthy diet is important,” it functions as a gerund naming the activity. Remember the frequent pattern “combine A with B”: the idea is that separate elements are brought together to form a whole or work jointly.
例文
She is combining red and blue paint.
彼女は赤と青の絵の具を混ぜ合わせています。
Combining exercise with a healthy diet is important.
運動と健康的な食事を組み合わせることは大切です。
The team is combining data from two surveys.
そのチームは二つの調査のデータを組み合わせています。
combining の類義語・関連語
combining の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 combinare(二つを結合する)が語源。com-(共に)+ bini(二つずつ)に分解できる。関連語: combination(組み合わせ)、binary(二進法の)。「二つのものを一緒にする」が原義で、複数の要素を合わせる意味に発展した。
Combining is the -ing form of combine, which entered English through French from Late Latin combinare, “to unite.” That Latin verb was built from com-, “together,” and bini, “two at a time” or “two each.” In modern English, combine is no longer limited to two items. The spelling changes from combine to combining by dropping the final silent e before -ing is added.
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