explaining
説明する
解説 Definition
explaining は explain(説明する)の現在分詞・動名詞です。理由や方法、内容を相手に分かるように話している動作を表します。
The present participle or gerund of explain, referring to the act of making an idea, reason, process, or situation clear and understandable by giving relevant details or reasons.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 explain の末尾に -ing を加えた形で、e を落とさず explaining と綴ります。発音は /ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ/。explain the game to me や explain why ... の形を場面ごと覚えましょう。単に情報を tell するのでなく、理由・仕組み・意味を相手に分かるよう明らかにする動作です。
Link explaining to the base verb explain and add -ing without dropping the final n or changing the spelling: explain becomes explaining, pronounced /ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ/. Imagine making a difficult subject plain and easy to see. Useful patterns include explaining the game to someone, explaining the history of something, and explaining why an answer is correct. In “She is explaining,” it is part of a progressive verb; in “Explaining takes time,” it is a gerund. Unlike merely telling someone a fact, explaining supplies the details, reasons, or steps needed for understanding.
例文
My brother is explaining the game to me.
兄は私にそのゲームの説明をしています。
The guide was explaining the history of the building.
ガイドはその建物の歴史を説明していました。
She is explaining why the answer is correct.
彼女はなぜその答えが正しいのかを説明しています。
explaining の類義語・関連語
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explaining の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 explanare(平らにする)が語源。ex-(外へ)+ planus(平らな)で「複雑なものを平らに広げて見せる」が原義。関連語: plain(明白な)、plane(平面)。難しいことを平たく伸ばすイメージが「説明」につながる。
Explaining is formed from explain plus -ing. Explain comes through Latin explanare, meaning “to make plain or clear.” It is traditionally analyzed with ex-, suggesting movement outward, and planus, “flat” or “plain.” The underlying image is of spreading something out on a level surface so that it can be seen clearly. English plain and plane are historically related through the same Latin adjective planus.
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