妊娠すること
解説 Definition
conceiving は conceive（妊娠する、思いつく）の動名詞・現在分詞です。ここでは主に妊娠することや妊娠に至る過程を指し、医療や健康に関する文脈で使われます。
Conceiving here means becoming pregnant or achieving conception, especially when discussed as a process, possibility, or health concern. It is the gerund or present participle of conceive and commonly appears in medical, fertility, and family-planning contexts.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
conceive の語末 e を落として -ing を付けた形が conceiving で、発音の核は原形と同じく「コンシーヴ」です。ここでは「考案する」ではなく、conceive naturally、chances of conceiving、before conceiving のように妊娠に至る意味です。医師・年齢・健康・夫婦という文脈を語義判定の手掛かりにします。
Form conceiving from conceive by dropping the final silent e before adding -ing. The long vowel sound in the stressed syllable remains the same as in conceive. Although conceive can mean “form an idea,” the examples here concern pregnancy. Expressions such as chances of conceiving, difficulty conceiving, and health before conceiving usually occur near words about age, fertility, doctors, or couples. Use that context to choose the correct sense. Remember the underlying image of something being received or taken in: historically, this developed both into physical conception and into the mental act of forming an idea.
例文
The doctor discussed conceiving with the couple.
医師はその夫婦と妊娠について話し合いました。
She read a guide about health before conceiving.
彼女は妊娠前の健康についての案内を読みました。
Age can affect the chances of conceiving naturally.
年齢は自然に妊娠する可能性に影響することがあります。
conceiving の類義語・関連語
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conceiving の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 concipere（con-＝完全に＋capere＝つかむ）が語源。「体内に取り込む→身ごもる」と意味が発展した。関連語：concept（概念＝心でつかんだもの）、receive（capere系）。物理的にも知的にも「受け取る」が原義。
Conceiving is the -ing form of conceive, which came through Old French from Latin concipere, “to take in, receive, or become pregnant.” Concipere combines con-, functioning intensively or with the sense “together,” and capere, “to take.” The physical sense of taking or receiving within the body developed into “become pregnant,” while a parallel mental development produced “form an idea.” Concept and conception belong to the same Latin word family.
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