forcing
強制する
解説 Definition
forcing は force（強制する、無理にさせる）の現在分詞・動名詞です。人に望まない行動をさせたり、何かを無理に起こしたりしていることを表します。
The present participle or gerund of force, describing the act of making someone do something unwillingly or causing an event or result through pressure, power, or unavoidable circumstances.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
forcing は force「強制する」に -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞です。force は黙字 e で終わるため、e を落として forcing /ˈfɔːrsɪŋ/ とします。force someone to do「人に無理に〜させる」が基本型で、forcing me to choose や forcing everyone to wait のように覚えます。
Build forcing from force by dropping the final silent e before adding -ing: force becomes forcing, pronounced /ˈfɔːrsɪŋ/. The central image is using strength, pressure, authority, or circumstances to remove someone’s freedom of choice. Learn the pattern force someone to do something, as in “He is forcing me to choose.” A rule can also be the cause: “The rule is forcing everyone to wait.” Compared with persuading, forcing does not win willing agreement; it makes the action necessary or unavoidable. The -ing form can function in a continuous verb phrase or as a gerund.
例文
He is forcing me to choose now.
彼は私に今選ぶよう強制しています。
The rule is forcing everyone to wait.
その規則のせいで全員が待たされています。
She hated forcing her team to work late.
彼女はチームに遅くまで働かせるのが嫌でした。
forcing の類義語・関連語
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forcing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
forcing は force に動作を表す -ing が付いた形で、force は古フランス語 force / forcer を経て、ラテン語 fortis「強い」に由来します。語の芯が「強さで押し切る」なので「強制する」となり、同根語に fort、fortify があります。
Forcing is the -ing form of force, created by dropping the final silent e before adding the suffix. Force entered English through Old French force and forcer, ultimately from Latin fortis, meaning “strong.” The noun first concerned physical strength or power, while the verb developed the idea of compelling an action through strength, pressure, or authority. Related words such as fort and fortify retain the same historical association with strength.
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