dedicating
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解説 Definition
dedicating は dedicate（捧げる、専念させる）の現在分詞・動名詞です。時間や労力を目的のために費やす場合や、作品などを人に捧げる場合に使われます。
Dedicating is the present participle or gerund of dedicate. It means committing time, effort, or resources to a purpose, or formally offering a work or achievement as a tribute to a particular person or cause.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
dedicating は dedicate の語末 e を落として -ing を付けた形で、発音も原形の「デディケイト」から「デディケイティング」へ変わります。dedicate time to practice の「時間を充てる」と dedicate a book to someone の「作品を人に捧げる」を、必ず dedicate A to B の型で覚えましょう。
Start with the base verb dedicate and form dedicating by dropping the final silent e before adding -ing. Keep the pattern dedicate A to B in mind: someone may be dedicating weekends to volunteer work, dedicating more time to practice, or dedicating a book to a teacher. The shared image is that A is deliberately assigned or offered to B. This separates the word from merely spending time casually; dedicating usually suggests a clear purpose, commitment, or tribute. Notice that to introduces the recipient or purpose, not an infinitive verb.
例文
She is dedicating her weekends to volunteer work.
彼女は週末をボランティア活動に捧げています。
The author is dedicating the book to his teacher.
その著者はその本を先生に捧げようとしています。
By dedicating more time to practice, he improved steadily.
練習により多くの時間を費やすことで、彼は着実に上達しました。
dedicating の類義語・関連語
dedicating の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語の接頭辞「de-（完全に）」と語根「dicare（宣言する、示す）」に由来します。特定の対象に「完全に意志を表明・集中させる」ことが、献身的に捧げる意味に繋がります。同じ語根「dic」を持つ関連語に、言葉を収めた「dictionary」や口頭で言う「dictate」があります。
Dedicating is the -ing form of dedicate, with the final e removed before the suffix is added. Dedicate comes through Latin dedicare, meaning “to proclaim, consecrate, or devote.” It is traditionally analyzed with de- as an intensifying element and dicare, “to proclaim or devote,” a verb associated with the Latin root for saying or declaring. The historical idea of formally declaring something for a purpose developed into the modern senses of devoting resources and offering a work in tribute.
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