corroborating
裏付ける
解説 Definition
corroborating は corroborate（裏付ける、確証を与える）の現在分詞・動名詞です。証言、証拠、資料などが主張や事実を支える場合に使われます。
Corroborating is the present participle or gerund of corroborate. It describes the act of supporting a statement, account, or finding with additional evidence, or modifies evidence that independently makes a claim more likely to be true.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
corroborating は原形 corroborate「裏付ける」の語末の無音 e を落として -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞です。発音も原形末尾の /t/ を保ち、その後に /ɪŋ/ が続きます。corroborating evidence/data/testimony の形で、「別の証拠が主張をさらに固める」と覚えます。
Start with the base verb corroborate, meaning “support or confirm with additional evidence.” To form corroborating, drop the final silent e and add -ing. In pronunciation, the final /t/ of corroborate remains and is followed by /ɪŋ/. Picture one piece of evidence strengthening another: an email corroborating her account or data corroborating earlier results. Common combinations include corroborating evidence, corroborating testimony, and a document corroborating a statement. Unlike merely repeating a claim, corroborating it requires independent information that gives the claim stronger support. The form can function as a participle or as a gerund.
例文
The email is corroborating her account of the meeting.
そのメールは会議についての彼女の説明を裏付けています。
Police found a document corroborating the witness's statement.
警察は目撃者の供述を裏付ける文書を見つけました。
The study included data corroborating the earlier results.
その研究には以前の結果を裏付けるデータが含まれていました。
corroborating の類義語・関連語
派生語
corroborating の語源・成り立ち Etymology
corroborating は corroborate「裏づける・強める」に -ing が付いた形で、ラテン語 corroborare に由来します。cor-「共に・強く」+ robur「樫・強さ」から成り、元は「強くする」という意味なので、証拠が主張を固めるイメージで覚えられます。関連語に corroborate, robust があります。
Corroborating is formed from corroborate by dropping the final silent e and adding the participial suffix -ing. Corroborate comes from Latin corroborare, “to strengthen,” built from the intensive prefix cor- and robur, “strength” or “hard timber, oak.” English developed the evidential sense from the broader idea of making something stronger. Thus, corroborating evidence metaphorically strengthens an account, conclusion, or claim by providing additional support.
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