doubting
疑っている
解説 Definition
doubting は doubt（疑う）の現在分詞・動名詞です。人の発言、計画、事実などが本当かどうか確信できずに疑っている状態を表します。
The present participle or gerund of doubt, describing a lack of confidence that a statement, person, plan, or supposed fact is true, reliable, or likely to succeed. It expresses uncertainty rather than firm disbelief.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 doubt「疑う」に -ing をそのまま付け、発音は doubt /daʊt/ に /ɪŋ/ が続きます。綴りの b は原形でも doubting でも発音しません。doubting a story・plan は、それが真実か成功するか確信できない状態です。suspecting が「悪いことではないかと疑う」方向に傾くのに対し、doubting は真偽や可能性への確信不足が中心です。
Connect doubting with doubt, meaning “to feel uncertain about.” Add -ing directly, and pronounce it as /daʊt/ followed by /ɪŋ/; the written b remains silent in both doubt and doubting. Picture someone doubting a story because there is not enough evidence, or members doubting a plan after a serious delay. Doubting does not always mean complete disbelief—it often describes hesitation between believing and not believing. Compare suspecting, which commonly points toward a particular hidden fault or wrongdoing, while doubting focuses more generally on a lack of confidence or certainty.
例文
She was doubting his story from the beginning.
彼女は最初から彼の話を疑っていました。
I am not doubting your effort, but we need more evidence.
あなたの努力を疑っているわけではありませんが、もっと証拠が必要です。
Several members began doubting the plan after the delay.
遅れが出た後、何人かのメンバーがその計画を疑い始めました。
doubting の類義語・関連語
doubting の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語dubitare（ためらう、揺れ動く）が古フランス語douterを経て英語に入った。語根dub-は「二つの間で揺れる」意で、dubious（疑わしい）と同根。duo（二つ）とも関連し、二つの選択肢の間で心が揺れる様子が「疑い」の原義。
Doubting is the -ing form of doubt. Doubt entered English through Old French douter from Latin dubitare, “to hesitate” or “to be uncertain,” related to dubius, “wavering between alternatives.” The modern written b was restored under Latin influence, but it is not pronounced. The historical idea is of a mind pulled between possibilities rather than settled on one answer. The suffix -ing marks an ongoing mental state or the activity of questioning.
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