deceiving
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解説 Definition
deceiving は deceive（だます）の現在分詞・動名詞です。人にうその印象を与えたり、事実と違うことを信じさせたりしている動作を表します。
The present participle or gerund of “deceive,” referring to causing someone to believe something false, usually by lying, hiding important facts, or creating a deliberately misleading impression.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 deceive「だます」は語末の黙字 e を落として -ing を付け、deceiving となります。発音は /dɪˈsiːvɪŋ/ で、長い /iː/ の後に /vɪŋ/ が続きます。deceive customers、deceive a friend、deceive users about a fee のように、虚偽によって相手に誤った事実を信じさせている場面で覚えましょう。
Start with “deceive,” meaning to make someone accept a false belief. To form “deceiving,” drop the final silent “e” and add “-ing”; it is pronounced /dɪˈsiːvɪŋ/, retaining the long vowel of the base verb. Picture someone deceiving customers with false promises or deceiving a friend by hiding the truth. The word implies more than making an accidental mistake: the person or action creates a false impression, commonly on purpose. Useful patterns include “deceive someone,” “deceive someone about something,” and “deny deceiving users.”
例文
He was deceiving customers with false promises.
彼はうその約束で客をだましていました。
A person who is deceiving a friend can destroy trust quickly.
友人をだましている人は、信頼をすぐに壊してしまうことがあります。
The company denied deceiving users about the fee.
その会社は料金について利用者をだましたことを否定しました。
deceiving の類義語・関連語
deceiving の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語「decipere（欺く）」に由来し、「de-（離れて）」+「capere（つかむ）」の構成。「本来の道から引き離してつかまえる」が原義。古フランス語を経て英語に。関連語: perceive（知覚する）、conceive（思いつく）も同じ-capere語根を持つ。
“Deceiving” is the “-ing” form of “deceive.” The verb entered English through Old French from Latin “dēcipere,” meaning to trap, ensnare, or mislead. That Latin verb combines “dē-” with “capere,” meaning to take or catch. The underlying image is of catching someone and leading that person away from the truth. The same Latin root “capere” also appears, in altered forms, in words such as “conceive” and “perceive.”
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