deferring
延期する
解説 Definition
deferring は defer（延期する、先送りにする）の現在分詞・動名詞です。決定、支払い、作業などを後の時点まで延ばす場合に使われます。
The present participle or gerund of “defer,” referring to the act of intentionally delaying a decision, payment, task, or event until a later time.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 defer に -ing を付ける際、語末の r を重ねて deferring となり、発音は /dɪˈfɜːrɪŋ/。予定・決定・支払いなどを「後の時点へ送る」イメージで、defer a vote until next week や defer payment の形と一緒に覚えると実用的です。
Connect deferring directly to the base verb defer. Because defer ends in a stressed vowel followed by r, the final r is doubled before -ing: defer becomes deferring. Picture a committee moving a vote from today to a later date, as if it were carrying the decision forward on a calendar. Useful patterns include “deferring a decision,” “deferring payment,” and “deferring the project until next year.” Unlike canceling, deferring normally means that the action is still expected to happen, only later.
例文
The committee is deferring the vote until next week.
委員会は投票を来週まで延期しています。
Deferring the payment helped the small company manage its cash flow.
支払いを延期したことで、その小さな会社は資金繰りを管理しやすくなりました。
After reviewing the risks, the board decided that deferring the project was the most practical choice.
リスクを検討した結果、取締役会はその計画を延期するのが最も現実的だと判断しました。
deferring の類義語・関連語
deferring の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 de-（離れて）+ ferre（運ぶ）が語源で「先送りにする、後回しにする」の意。ferre は英語の多くの語に現れる重要語根。「判断や行動を別の時に運び去る」イメージ。関連語: transfer（移す）, refer（参照する）。
Deferring is the -ing form of defer. Defer entered English through Old French from Latin differre, formed from dis-, meaning “apart,” and ferre, meaning “to carry or bear.” The historical image is therefore that of carrying something away to another time. English words such as transfer and refer contain the same Latin root related to carrying or bringing.
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