consisting
からなる
解説 Definition
consisting は consist（成り立つ、構成される）の現在分詞・動名詞で、からなるという意味です。多くの場合 consisting of ... の形で、何で構成されているかを説明します。
Consisting is the present participle of consist and is usually followed by of to show the parts or members that form a whole. It often appears in a participial phrase describing the composition of a set, meal, team, or other group.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
consisting は consist「成り立つ」に -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞形で、例文では consisting of ...「…から成る」として名詞を後ろから説明します。語末の t を重ねず consist + ing。a set consisting of three books の型を覚え、受け身の be consisted of にはしない点に注意します。
Form consisting by adding -ing directly to consist: consist + ing, with no doubled consonant. Learn it together with of, because the standard pattern is consist of. A phrase such as “a team consisting of five students” means that five students make up the team. The -ing phrase gives extra information about the noun and often replaces a longer clause such as “a team that consists of five students.” Do not normally say “is consisted of”; use “consists of” or “is composed of” instead. This fixed pattern is the most useful memory anchor.
例文
We need a set consisting of three books.
私たちは3冊からなるセットが必要です。
The meal was simple, consisting of soup and bread.
その食事はスープとパンからなる簡単なものでした。
The team, consisting of five students, started the project.
5人の学生からなるチームがそのプロジェクトを始めました。
consisting の類義語・関連語
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consisting の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語「consistere（共に立つ）」が語源。con-（共に）+ sistere（立つ）に分解できる。「複数の要素が一緒に立っている→構成する」という意味の流れ。関連語：consistent（一貫した）、exist（存在する）。
Consisting is the -ing form of consist. Consist came through Latin consistere, formed from con-, “together,” and sistere, “to cause to stand” or “to stand.” The underlying image is of elements standing together as a whole. In modern English, consist of expresses composition, while the participial form consisting commonly introduces the components of something. Words such as consistent share the same Latin source but have developed different modern meanings.
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