consoling
慰める
解説 Definition
consoling は console（慰める）の現在分詞・動名詞です。悲しんでいる人や落ち込んでいる人に寄り添い、言葉や態度で気持ちを和らげることを表します。
Consoling means giving sympathy, comfort, or emotional support to someone who is sad, distressed, or grieving, with the aim of making that person feel less unhappy.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
consoling は console「慰める」の語末 e を落として -ing を付けた形です。動詞 console /kənˈsoʊl/ の発音を保ち、/ɪŋ/ が続きます。console a friend や console a grieving family のように、悲しむ相手に寄り添って苦痛を和らげる場面で覚えます。機器の console /ˈkɑːnsoʊl/ とは品詞と強勢が異なります。
Consoling is formed from the verb console by dropping the final silent e and adding -ing. As a verb meaning “comfort,” console is pronounced /kənˈsoʊl/; consoling keeps that stress pattern and adds /ɪŋ/. Picture someone staying beside a friend after bad news, using patient and gentle words to ease the friend’s distress. Common patterns include consoling a child, consoling a friend, and consoling a grieving family. Do not confuse this verb with the noun console, a control unit, which normally has first-syllable stress: /ˈkɑːnsoʊl/.
例文
She was consoling her friend after the bad news.
彼女は悪い知らせを聞いた友人を慰めていました。
Consoling a child requires patience and gentle words.
子どもを慰めるには、忍耐と優しい言葉が必要です。
He stayed late at the hospital, consoling the family in a quiet room.
彼は病院に遅くまで残り、静かな部屋でその家族を慰めていました。
consoling の類義語・関連語
consoling の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 con-（共に）+ solari（慰める）が語源。「一緒に寄り添って苦しみを和らげる」が原義。solari は sol（太陽）とは無関係で、孤独 solus に関連するとも言われる。関連語: console, consolation。
Consoling is the -ing form of console, made by dropping final silent e before adding the suffix. The verb entered English through French and comes ultimately from Latin consolari, “to comfort or encourage.” That Latin verb combines con-, conveying togetherness or emphasis, with solari, “to comfort.” The history supports the modern image of staying with a distressed person and helping to lessen grief through words, presence, or kindness.
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