describing
説明する
解説 Definition
describing は describe（説明する、描写する）の現在分詞・動名詞です。人や物、状況がどのようなものかを言葉で説明している動作を表します。
Giving an account in words of what a person, object, place, event, or situation is like. Describing is the present participle or gerund of describe and can show an ongoing action or name the activity of expressing observable features and details.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
describe の語末の e を落として -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、describing /dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ/。「言葉で特徴や様子を描く」動作を表し、describe the picture to a friend、be describing a room の形で覚える。explain は理由や仕組みを分かるようにする点が中心。
Form describing by dropping the final silent e of describe before adding -ing: describe becomes describing, pronounced /dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ/. Connect it with the idea of creating a picture in words by giving features and details. Practice patterns such as describing the picture to a friend, describing what happened, and she is describing the room. Describe focuses on saying what something is like, while explain more often makes a reason, process, or meaning understandable. The -ing form can mark an action in progress or function as a gerund naming the activity.
例文
She is describing the picture to her friend.
彼女は友人にその絵を説明しています。
The teacher is describing the new rule.
先生は新しい規則を説明しています。
He was describing the room in simple words.
彼はその部屋の様子を簡単な言葉で説明していました。
describing の類義語・関連語
describing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 describere（書き写す）から。de-（下に）+ scribere（書く）で「上から下へ書き取る」が原義。観察したものを言葉で書き留めることから「描写する・説明する」に発展。関連語: script（台本）、prescribe（処方する）。
Describing is the -ing form of describe, which entered English through Latin describere. That verb combines de-, used here with the sense of marking or setting out, and scribere, “to write.” Its early senses included copying, representing, or setting something down in writing. The meaning broadened to giving an account of something in words. English forms describing by dropping describe’s final silent e and adding -ing.
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