compromising
妥協する
解説 Definition
compromising は compromise（妥協する）の現在分詞・動名詞です。意見の違いがある相手と互いに譲り合って合意点を探すことを表します。
Making an agreement with another person or group by accepting less than originally desired and allowing each side to make concessions; the present-participle and gerund form of compromise.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
compromise「互いに譲歩して合意する」に -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、語末 e を落として compromising とします。compromise on the price、compromise with the other side の形を、双方が希望の一部を譲って中間点を探す場面と結び付けましょう。
Begin with compromise and drop its final silent e before adding -ing: compromise becomes compromising. Imagine two sides moving from opposite positions toward a shared middle point, with each giving up part of what it wanted. Useful patterns are compromise on the price, compromise over a schedule, and compromise with another party. In this entry, compromising describes the process of reaching agreement through mutual concessions; elsewhere, the same spelling can be an adjective meaning damaging or embarrassing.
例文
They are compromising on the final price.
彼らは最終価格について妥協しようとしています。
Compromising can help both sides reach an agreement.
妥協することで、双方が合意に達しやすくなります。
She avoided arguing by compromising on the schedule.
彼女は予定について妥協することで口論を避けました。
compromising の類義語・関連語
紛らわしい語
compromising の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 compromissum（相互の約束）から。com-（共に）+ promittere（約束する）の合成語で、「互いに譲歩を約束し合う」が原義。promise（約束）やcommit（委ねる）と同根。双方が歩み寄る行為そのものを表す。
Compromising is formed from compromise with the suffix -ing. Compromise came through French from Latin compromissum, referring to a mutual promise or agreement to accept arbitration. It is based on com-, “together,” and promittere, “to promise.” The sense developed from jointly promising to accept a decision to the broader modern idea of settling a disagreement through concessions by both sides.
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