conforming
適合する
解説 Definition
conforming は conform（適合する、従う）の現在分詞・動名詞です。規則、基準、期待などに合っている、またはそれに合わせている状態を表します。
Conforming means matching or acting in accordance with a rule, standard, requirement, or accepted expectation. It is the present participle and gerund of conform and is normally followed by to when the relevant standard is stated.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
conform「基準などに適合する」の語末に -ing を加えた現在分詞・動名詞で、発音は /kənˈfɔːrmɪŋ/。con-「共に」＋ form「形」の「同じ形に合わせる」を核に、conforming to safety rules、conforming to a standard と覚えます。通常は conform to の形を取り、comply with の前置詞との違いに注意しましょう。
Begin with conform and add -ing to form its present participle or gerund: conforming. The internal clue is con-, “together,” plus form, suggesting that something is being brought into the same form as a standard. Learn it with its usual preposition in phrases such as conforming to safety rules, conforming to a standard, and conforming to expectations. Compare comply with: the meaning is close, but the preposition changes. This contrast helps prevent the common error of writing conforming with when formal standard-matching is intended.
例文
The design is conforming to the new safety rules.
その設計は新しい安全規則に適合しています。
All parts must be conforming to the official standard.
すべての部品は公式基準に適合していなければなりません。
The team checked whether the software was conforming to the requirements.
チームはそのソフトウェアが要件に適合しているか確認しました。
conforming の類義語・関連語
conforming の語源・成り立ち Etymology
conforming は conform の現在分詞で、語源はラテン語 conformare です。con-「共に」+ formare「形づくる」で「同じ形にする」が原義なので、「規則や周囲に合わせて適合する」となります。関連語は uniform、transform。
Conforming is formed from conform by adding the suffix -ing. Conform comes through French from Latin conformare, “to form, fashion, or make similar,” built from con-, “together,” and formare, “to shape,” from forma, “form.” The literal idea of giving things a shared form developed into the modern senses of matching a specification or adjusting one’s behavior to rules and expectations. Transform and uniform contain the same form element.
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