distributing
配布する
解説 Definition
distributing は distribute（配布する、分配する）の現在分詞・動名詞です。資料や商品などを複数の人や場所へ配る動作を表します。
The present participle or gerund of “distribute,” meaning to give, deliver, or spread items among multiple people or places, as when handing out papers, supplying food, or sending products to different destinations.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 distribute の語末の無音の e を落として -ing を付け、distributing となります。「distribute flyers to people」「distribute food among families」のように、一か所の物を複数の相手や場所へ分けて届ける動きを思い浮かべましょう。hand out はより口語的で、手渡しで配る場面によく使います。
Begin with “distribute,” then drop the final silent e before adding -ing: distribute becomes distributing. Picture one supply being divided and sent outward to many recipients—flyers to passengers, test papers to students, or food to families. Useful patterns include “distributing flyers at the station,” “distributing food among families,” and “distributing products to stores.” “Handing out” is a more informal expression and often suggests giving physical items directly by hand. “Distributing” can describe both that simple action and a larger organized system of delivery.
例文
They are distributing flyers at the station.
彼らは駅でチラシを配っています。
The teacher is distributing the test papers.
先生はテスト用紙を配っています。
The group started distributing food after the meeting.
その団体は会議の後で食べ物の配布を始めました。
distributing の類義語・関連語
distributing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 distribuere（dis-「離れて」+ tribuere「割り当てる」）が語源。tribe（部族）と同根で、古代ローマで部族ごとに物資を分け与えたことに由来する。関連語：tribute（貢物）、contribute（貢献する）。「離れた場所へ割り当てる」→「配布する」。
“Distributing” is the -ing form of “distribute.” The verb comes from Latin distribuere, built from dis-, “apart,” and tribuere, “to assign or allot.” Tribuere is historically connected with tribus, “tribe,” and also underlies words such as “contribute” and “tribute.” The combined sense is that of assigning portions in different directions or to different recipients. English forms “distributing” by dropping the final silent e of distribute and adding -ing.
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