切断する
解説 Definition
disconnecting は disconnect（切断する、接続を断つ）の現在分詞・動名詞です。電話、通信、電源、機器などのつながりを切る動作を表します。
The present participle or gerund of disconnect, referring to the act or process of breaking a physical, electrical, telephone, or network connection. It can describe an action in progress or function as a noun-like expression for that action.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
disconnect「接続を切る」の現在分詞・動名詞。語末の無音 e はないため、そのまま -ing を加え、発音は /ˌdɪskəˈnektɪŋ/。disconnecting a cable/device や disconnecting A from B の形で、通信・電源・機器のつながりを実際に断つ動作として覚える。
Disconnecting is formed by adding -ing directly to disconnect; no letter is dropped or doubled. Break the base into dis-, suggesting separation, and connecting, meaning joining: disconnecting is the process of undoing a connection. Typical patterns are disconnecting a cable, disconnecting a device, and disconnecting something from a network or power source. It may be part of a progressive verb, as in “I am disconnecting the printer,” or a gerund, as in “Disconnecting the device fixed the problem.” Keep the active, ongoing action in mind.
例文
I am disconnecting the old printer now.
今、古いプリンターの接続を切っています。
She avoided disconnecting the cable during the update.
彼女は更新中にケーブルを切断しないようにしました。
Disconnecting the device from the network fixed the problem.
その機器をネットワークから切断すると問題が解決しました。
disconnecting の類義語・関連語
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disconnecting の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語dis-（離れて）+ connectere（結び合わせる）の構成。connectereはcon-（共に）+ nectere（結ぶ）に分解でき、「結び合わされたものを引き離す」が原義。関連語：nexus（結びつき）、annex（付け加える）。
Disconnecting is the -ing form of disconnect. Disconnect combines the prefix dis-, expressing separation or reversal, with connect. Connect comes through Latin connectere, “to join together,” formed from con-, “together,” and nectere, “to bind or tie.” Thus, disconnect literally reverses a joining. Adding -ing marks an action in progress or turns the action into a gerund referring to the process of breaking a connection.
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