confessing
告白する
解説 Definition
confessing は confess の -ing 形で、自分がしたことや隠していた事実を認めて話すことを表します。犯罪や過ちを認める場合にも、気持ちや秘密を打ち明ける場合にも使われます。
Confessing is the -ing form of confess and means admitting or revealing something that has been hidden, such as a mistake, offense, secret, or personal feeling. It can function in a continuous verb phrase or as a gerund.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
confessing は confess に -ing を付けた形で、語末の ss はそのまま保つ。confess a mistake、confess the truth、confess one’s feelings のように、隠していた過ち・事実・感情を自ら言葉にする場面と結び付ける。単なる説明より「認めて打ち明ける」含みが強い。
Build confessing directly from confess plus -ing: the final double s remains, so no letter is dropped. Remember it through common patterns such as “confessing a mistake,” “confessing the truth,” and “confessing your feelings to someone.” In every case, a person brings something previously hidden into the open and acknowledges it in words. This is stronger than merely explaining an event because it often suggests personal responsibility, secrecy, embarrassment, or emotional risk. Pronounce the final -ing as /ɪŋ/, with no separate vowel after the s sound.
例文
He began confessing his mistake after the meeting.
彼は会議の後で自分の間違いを認め始めた。
Confessing the truth was difficult, but it ended the misunderstanding.
真実を告白するのは難しかったが、それで誤解は終わった。
She was nervous about confessing her feelings to him.
彼女は彼に自分の気持ちを告白することに緊張していた。
confessing の類義語・関連語
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confessing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語のcon-（完全に）＋fateri（認める）に由来し、「隠さず全てを口に出す」が原義です。自分の過ちや信仰を包み隠さず話す様子が、現在の「告白する」につながりました。同じ語根のprofession（声明）も「公に認めること」が語源です。
Confessing is the -ing form of confess. Confess came through Old French from Latin confiteri, built from con-, an intensifying element, and fateri, meaning to acknowledge or admit. The word was historically used for openly declaring religious belief and for acknowledging sins or wrongdoing. Those ideas developed into the modern uses of admitting an offense, revealing a secret, or declaring a private feeling. Profession is historically related through the same Latin verb family.
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