補完する
解説 Definition
complementing は complement（補完する、引き立てる）の動名詞・現在分詞です。足りない部分を補ったり、別のものと組み合わさって全体をよりよくしたりする場合に使います。
Complementing is the present participle or gerund of complement. It describes adding a different but suitable quality, feature, or part that completes something, makes it more effective, or brings out its best qualities.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
complementing は complement「不足を補って全体をよくする」＋ -ing で、語末を変えずに付けます。complement /ˈkɒmplɪment/ から complementing /ˈkɒmplɪmentɪŋ/ と一音節増えます。a sauce complementing fish のように「引き立てる」と覚え、compliment「褒める」と区別しましょう。
Form complementing by adding -ing directly to complement: no letter is doubled or removed. Complement is commonly pronounced /ˈkɒmplɪment/, and complementing adds another syllable, /ˈkɒmplɪmentɪŋ/. Remember the central image of filling what is missing so that two things work better together. A chart can complement a written report by supplying visual information, and a light sauce can complement fish by bringing out its flavor. Keep it separate from complimenting, which means praising someone. A complement completes or enhances; a compliment expresses admiration. That one-letter contrast is especially useful in writing.
例文
The new chart is complementing the written report.
新しい図表が、文章の報告書を補完しています。
She chose a light sauce, complementing the flavor of the fish.
彼女は魚の風味を引き立てる、軽いソースを選びました。
The second course is complementing the first by adding practical examples.
第2の講座は実例を加えることで、第1の講座を補完しています。
complementing の類義語・関連語
complementing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
complementing は complement（補う）+ -ing です。complement はラテン語 complementum「満たして完成させるもの」に由来し、com-「十分に」+ plere「満たす」から成ります。不足分を埋めて全体を完成させるので「補完する」になります。関連語は complete, supplement。
Complementing consists of complement and the suffix -ing. Complement comes through Latin complementum, meaning something that fills up or completes, from complere, “to fill completely.” That verb combines com-, used intensively, with plere, “to fill.” The historical idea of supplying what is needed for completeness developed into the modern sense of combining well with something or enhancing its qualities.
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