complying
準拠する
解説 Definition
complying は comply（従う、準拠する）の現在分詞・動名詞です。規則や基準、要求などに従っている状態を表すときに使われます。
Complying is the present participle or gerund of comply, meaning acting in accordance with a rule, standard, request, or legal requirement. It is commonly followed by with when the requirement is stated.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
complying は comply「規則・要求に従う」の現在分詞・動名詞です。-ing を付けるときは語末の y を残して complying とし、/kəmˈplaɪɪŋ/ のように発音します。comply with the rules のように前置詞 with を伴うのが基本です。「要求を満たして準拠中」という像で compliance と結びつけます。
Start with comply, meaning “to act according to a rule or request.” Form complying by keeping the final y and adding -ing; the y is not changed to i. Its pronunciation retains the /plaɪ/ sound before /ɪŋ/. Learn the fixed pattern “comply with”: a company may be “complying with safety rules,” and “complying with the policy” can function as the subject of a sentence. Connect it with compliance, the noun for the state or act of meeting requirements. The core image is satisfying what a rule demands.
例文
The company is complying with the new safety rules.
その会社は新しい安全規則に準拠しています。
Complying with the policy takes time, but it is necessary.
その方針に従うには時間がかかりますが、必要なことです。
The team checked whether each document was complying with the standard.
チームは各文書が基準に準拠しているかを確認しました。
complying の類義語・関連語
complying の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 complēre（満たす）から古フランス語 complir を経て英語に。接頭辞 com-（共に）+ plēre（満たす）で「要求を満たす→従う」の意。関連語: complete（完全な）、complement（補完）。要件を「満たす」ことが「準拠する」になった。
Complying is the -ing form of comply. Comply came into English through Italian or related Romance usage and is ultimately associated with Latin complēre, “to fill up or complete,” formed from com- and plēre, “to fill.” Its sense developed toward fulfilling a requirement and therefore acting in accordance with it. In modern English, comply is regularly followed by with when naming a rule or demand.
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