commemorating
記念する
解説 Definition
commemorating は commemorate（記念する、追悼する）の現在分詞・動名詞です。出来事や人物を忘れないために式典・標識・文章などで記念していることを表します。
Commemorating is the present-participle or gerund form of commemorate. It describes honoring and preserving the memory of an important person, event, or anniversary through an ceremony, memorial, exhibition, written notice, or similar public act.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
commemorating は commemorate の語末の無音 e を落として -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞です。発音の中心は commemorate と同じで、式典・展示・銘板などにより人物や出来事を皆で記憶に留める場面を表します。celebrate より追悼を含み得る点も重要です。
Begin with commemorate, then drop its final silent e before adding -ing: commemorate becomes commemorating. The pronunciation keeps the same basic stress pattern as the base verb. Link the word with public acts of memory—a plaque commemorating an event, a museum commemorating a scientist, or a town commemorating an anniversary. The memory connection is visible in memor, also found in memory. Unlike celebrate, commemorate can be solemn and may honor someone who has died, so think of remembering with respect rather than simply enjoying a happy occasion.
例文
They are commemorating the town's 100th anniversary this year.
彼らは今年、その町の100周年を記念しています。
The museum is commemorating the scientist with a special exhibit.
その博物館は特別展示でその科学者を記念しています。
A small plaque commemorating the event stands near the station.
その出来事を記念する小さな銘板が駅の近くに立っています。
commemorating の類義語・関連語
commemorating の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語「commemorare（共に思い出す）」が語源。接頭辞com-（共に）＋memorare（記憶する）＋-ing。memoria（記憶）が語根で、関連語にmemory、memoirがある。皆で一緒に思い出すことが記念の本質。
Commemorating is formed from commemorate by dropping the final silent e and adding -ing. Commemorate came from Latin commemorare, “to recall or bring to remembrance,” built from com-, conveying a sense of togetherness or emphasis, and memorare, “to remind,” from memor, “mindful.” English memory and memoir belong to the broader family of words concerned with remembering. The formation thus supports the modern sense of preserving a shared memory.
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