exerting
力を発揮する
解説 Definition
exerting は exert(力・影響などを発揮する、及ぼす)の現在分詞・動名詞です。体力や努力を使う場合にも、圧力や影響を及ぼす場合にも使われます。
Exerting is the present participle or gerund of exert, meaning actively applying physical strength, effort, pressure, authority, or influence to produce an effect. It can refer both to deliberate personal effort and to the continuing effect of a force, policy, or condition.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 exert に -ing をそのまま加えた形で、発音は /ɪɡˈzɜːrtɪŋ/。内にある力を外へ働かせる像を核に、exerting strength「力を出す」、exerting pressure/influence「圧力・影響を及ぼす」という目的語との組み合わせで覚えます。単なる doing ではなく、力・努力・作用を意識的または実際に働かせる語です。
Exerting is exert plus -ing, with no spelling change. Think of energy or influence being brought outward and applied to something. The most useful combinations are exerting strength, exerting effort, exerting pressure, and exerting influence. A person may exert all her strength on a heavy door, while a policy may exert pressure on companies. This range shows that the force can be physical or abstract. Unlike the general verb doing, exerting emphasizes that power, effort, authority, or influence is actively operating to create an effect.
例文
She was exerting all her strength to open the heavy door.
彼女は重いドアを開けようと全力を出していました。
The new policy is exerting pressure on small companies.
その新しい政策は小規模企業に圧力を及ぼしています。
By exerting steady effort, the students improved their scores over time.
着実に努力を発揮することで、生徒たちは時間をかけて成績を伸ばしました。
exerting の類義語・関連語
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exerting の語源・成り立ち Etymology
語源はラテン語のexserere(外へ押し出す)です。接頭辞ex-(外へ)と語根serere(結ぶ・配置する)に分解でき、元は「外へ繰り出す」を意味しました。内にある力を外へ向けて導く様子から「発揮する」という意味に繋がり、同語根の語にinsert(挿入する)やassert(主張する)があります。
Exerting is the -ing form of exert. Exert derives from Latin exserere or exsertus, carrying the idea of putting or thrusting something forth. The Latin formation includes ex-, “out,” and a verbal element related to joining or arranging. English developed the figurative sense of bringing a power or ability into active use, which produced modern combinations such as exert force, exert effort, exert pressure, and exert influence.
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