debating
議論する
解説 Definition
debating は debate（議論する、討論する）の現在分詞・動名詞です。意見や案について、理由を出し合って話し合っている場面で使われます。
The present participle or gerund of debate, describing the activity of examining an issue, proposal, or choice by presenting and considering different arguments or points of view.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 debate「討論する」の語末 e を取って -ing を付け、debating となります。debate a rule や debate which design to choose のように、異なる案や立場について理由を示しながら検討する場面で使います。単なる雑談 discuss より賛否の対立を意識しやすく、口げんか argue より整理された意見交換を表せる語です。
Debating is made from debate by dropping the final e before adding -ing. Picture people presenting reasons for and against a school rule, or a team debating which design to choose. The word suggests that competing positions or options are being examined. Discussing is broader and may involve any exchange of ideas, while arguing can suggest either giving reasons or having an angry disagreement. Debating often sounds more structured and issue-focused. Remember the common patterns debate an issue and debate whether or which option to choose.
例文
They are debating the new school rule.
彼らは新しい校則について議論しています。
We spent the afternoon debating the plan.
私たちは午後いっぱいその計画について議論しました。
The team is still debating which design to choose.
チームはどのデザインを選ぶかまだ議論しています。
debating の類義語・関連語
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debating の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 de-（下へ、完全に）+ battere（打つ）から古フランス語 debatre（打ち合う）を経て英語に。原義は「互いに打ち合う」で、言葉で打ち合う→議論するに。関連語: battle（戦い）, combat（戦闘）。剣の打ち合いが言葉の戦いに変化した。
Debating is the -ing form of debate. Debate entered English through Old French debatre, whose earlier physical sense was “to fight” or “to beat down.” The French form was built from de- and batre, “to beat,” ultimately related to Late Latin battere. The idea of physical combat shifted figuratively to an exchange in which opposing arguments are set against one another.
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