disbanding
解散
解説 Definition
disbanding は disband（解散する、解散させる）の動名詞・現在分詞です。名詞としては、団体や組織が活動をやめて解散することを指します。
The act or process of formally breaking up a group, team, organization, or military unit so that it no longer operates as a collective body. It often appears in the phrase “the disbanding of” a named group.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
disbanding は disband「解散する・させる」に -ing を付けた形で、名詞なら「解散すること」です。band「一団」に、離す働きの dis- が付き、まとまっていた人々が別々になる図を思い浮かべます。the disbanding of the club/team の形が典型で、単なる meeting の終了ではなく組織自体の活動終了を表します。
Start with “band” in its older sense of a group of people joined together. The prefix “dis-” suggests separation, so “disband” means to break that group apart. Adding “-ing” creates “disbanding,” which can name the process or event: “the disbanding of the club” or “the disbanding of the team.” Imagine members who once stood together leaving in different directions. This is stronger than ending one meeting or pausing activities; it normally means that the organization or unit itself stops existing as an active group.
例文
The disbanding of the club surprised many students.
そのクラブの解散は多くの学生を驚かせました。
They discussed the disbanding of the team at the final meeting.
彼らは最後の会議でチームの解散について話し合いました。
The disbanding of the volunteer group came after years of declining membership.
そのボランティア団体の解散は、何年も会員が減り続けた後に起こりました。
disbanding の類義語・関連語
disbanding の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古フランス語 desbander（des-「離れて」+ bande「一団・帯」）が語源。軍隊や集団の「帯」をほどいて散らすイメージ。関連語: band（楽団・一団）、abandon（放棄する）。人々が一つの「バンド（集団）」から離れていく様子が「解散」の意味を生んだ。
“Disbanding” is formed from the verb “disband” plus “-ing.” “Disband” entered English through French “débander,” built from a prefix expressing separation and “bande,” meaning a band or troop. It originally referred especially to dismissing organized soldiers and letting them disperse. The meaning later expanded to clubs, teams, committees, and other groups. As a noun, “disbanding” names the act or process by which such a body is dissolved.
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