complimenting
褒める
解説 Definition
complimenting は compliment（褒める）の現在分詞・動名詞です。人の外見、行動、成果などを好意的に評価して言葉で伝える場合に使います。
Complimenting is the present participle or gerund of compliment. It means expressing sincere approval, admiration, or praise to someone, often concerning that person’s appearance, behavior, ability, achievement, or work.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 compliment「褒める」に -ing をそのまま付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、発音も原形の末尾に /ɪŋ/ が続きます。compliment someone on something「人のことを何かについて褒める」の型で覚えます。complementing「補完する」は中央が e なので区別が重要です。
Form complimenting by adding -ing directly to compliment; no letter is dropped. It can be part of a continuous verb phrase, as in “He was complimenting her,” or a gerund, as in “Complimenting students can encourage them.” Learn the common pattern “compliment someone on something”: you compliment a speaker on a clear presentation. The crucial spelling contrast is complementing with an e in the middle. Complimenting means praising, whereas complementing means completing, matching, or improving something by adding another element. Linking compliment to praise and complement to complete keeps the two verbs separate.
例文
He was complimenting his sister on her clear presentation.
彼は妹の分かりやすい発表を褒めていました。
The manager began by complimenting the team for its careful work.
マネージャーはまず、チームの丁寧な仕事ぶりを褒めました。
Complimenting a student sincerely can encourage further effort.
生徒を心から褒めることは、さらなる努力を促すことがあります。
complimenting の類義語・関連語
complimenting の語源・成り立ち Etymology
complimenting は compliment「褒める・賛辞を述べる」に進行・動名詞の -ing が付いた形です。compliment はフランス語・イタリア語系を経てラテン語 complere「満たす・完成させる」にさかのぼり、相手を言葉で『満たす』感覚から賞賛の意味になりました。関連語に compliment, complimentary があります。
Complimenting is the -ing form of compliment. Compliment entered English through French and is related historically to Italian complimento, a courteous expression or fulfillment of ceremony. Its deeper history is connected with Latin complēre, “to fill or complete.” Over time, the English noun came to mean an expression of praise, and the corresponding verb meant to give such praise. The present participle is formed regularly by adding -ing.
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