detracting
価値を損なう
解説 Definition
価値や魅力を損なうこと。何かの良さを減じる行為。
Detracting means reducing the value, quality, or importance of something. It is often used when one thing takes attention away from another or makes it seem worse. The word is common in formal English, especially in evaluation and criticism.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
detract を核で覚えると定着しやすい語です。まず attract が「人を引きつける」なら、de- が付いた detract は逆向きに「良さを引いてしまう」。subTRACT の tract と同じ仲間だと見ると、『価値・印象・魅力を差し引く』感覚がつかめます。実際も detract from A で「Aの価値を損なう」が基本。the noise is detracting from the experience のように、何かが全体の良さを目減りさせる場面で使うと覚えやすいです。distract「注意をそらす」と混同しないこと。
A useful contrast is `attract`: if something attracts, it adds appeal, but `detract` takes appeal away. You can also connect it to `subtract`, because the idea is like subtracting value or quality. The common pattern is `detract from`, as in something that reduces the overall good effect.
例文
She accused him of detracting from the value of her accomplishments.
彼女は彼が自分の成果の価値を損なっていると非難した。
The criticism is detracting from the project's impact.
その批判はプロジェクトの影響力を損なっている。
The poor presentation is detracting from the value of his hard work.
発表の仕方が悪いため、彼の努力の価値が損なわれている。
detracting の語源・成り立ち Etymology
detracting は detract の現在分詞で、ラテン語 detrahere「引きずり下ろす」に由来する。de-「下へ・取り去って」＋ tract（trahere「引く」）なので、『価値を下へ引っぱる』と考えると分かりやすく、attract や subtract も同じ語根。
Detracting comes from Latin `detrahere`, meaning "to draw away" or "pull down." It combines `de-` with a form of `trahere`, meaning "to pull." From the idea of dragging something downward, it developed into reducing value or taking away from something; related words include `attract`, `subtract`, and `traction`.
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