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解説 Definition
dominating は dominate（支配する、優位に立つ）の現在分詞・動名詞です。人、組織、考え、力などが他を強く支配したり、目立って優勢であったりする状態を表します。
The present participle or gerund of “dominate,” describing the exercise of strong control or influence over others, or a situation in which one person, group, company, or feature is clearly more powerful, successful, or noticeable than the rest.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 dominate の語末の無音の e を落として -ing を付け、dominating となります。dominate the market、dominate the game のように、他を上回って全体を強く左右する場面で使います。単に lead「先頭に立つ」より、支配的な優位が続く響きがあります。人の態度を表す形容詞 dominating は「威圧的な」です。
Start with the base verb “dominate.” Drop its final silent e and add -ing: dominate becomes dominating. Think of one company controlling most of a market, one team controlling a game, or large stores becoming the strongest presence on a street. Common combinations include “dominating the market,” “dominating the competition,” and “dominating the game.” The word is stronger than simply “leading,” because it suggests clear and continuing superiority or control. As an adjective describing a person or manner, “dominating” can also mean overly controlling or forceful.
例文
One company is dominating the market.
一つの会社がその市場を支配しています。
The team kept dominating the game.
そのチームは試合を支配し続けました。
Large stores are dominating the main shopping street.
大型店がその主要な商店街を支配しています。
dominating の類義語・関連語
dominating の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 dominari（支配する）から。語根 dominus（主人）は domus（家）に由来し、「家の主」が原義。関連語：domain（領域）、domestic（家庭の）。家長が家を治めるイメージが「支配する」へ拡大した。
“Dominating” is the -ing form of “dominate.” “Dominate” derives from Latin dominari, “to rule,” which is related to dominus, “master or lord.” Dominus is historically associated with domus, “house,” evoking the authority of the master of a household. The idea expanded from ruling a household to exercising control or superiority in many settings. To form “dominating,” English drops the final silent e of dominate before adding -ing.
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