フリーランス
解説 Definition
freelancing は freelance（フリーランスで働く）の動名詞・現在分詞です。会社に常時雇われるのではなく、案件ごとに独立して仕事をする働き方を指します。
Freelancing is working independently for different clients on individual assignments or contracts rather than being permanently employed by one organization. It often provides flexibility but may involve irregular workloads, variable income, and responsibility for finding clients.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 freelance「組織に常勤せず案件単位で働く」に -ing を付けた形。free「自由な」＋lance「槍」で、もとは特定の主君に属さない兵士を表した free lance に由来します。start freelancing、freelancing as a designer の形と、予定の自由度が高い一方で収入が変動する働き方を結び付けます。
Connect freelancing with the base word freelance: working as an independent professional rather than as a permanent employee of one organization. The form simply adds -ing. Learn it through phrases such as start freelancing, make a living freelancing, and freelancing as a designer or writer. Picture someone choosing clients and controlling a schedule while also handling changing income and finding new projects. Self-employment is broader and can include running a shop or company; freelancing more specifically suggests completing assignments or contracts for multiple clients.
例文
Freelancing gives her control over her schedule.
フリーランスで働くことで、彼女は自分の予定を調整しやすくなっています。
He started freelancing after leaving the design firm.
彼はデザイン会社を辞めた後、フリーランスを始めました。
Freelancing can be rewarding, but income may change from month to month.
フリーランスはやりがいがありますが、収入は月によって変わることがあります。
freelancing の類義語・関連語
freelancing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
free（古英語 frēo、自由な）と lance（古仏語、槍）の合成語。中世の傭兵騎士が特定の君主に仕えず「自由な槍」として戦ったことに由来。lancer（槍騎兵）やfreedом と関連。現代では組織に属さず働く意味に転じた。
Freelancing is formed from the verb freelance plus -ing. Freelance combines free with lance, a weapon carried by mounted soldiers. The noun free lance was popularized in the nineteenth century for a mercenary warrior whose lance was not committed to one lord, although the underlying words are much older. It later became a figurative term for an independent worker serving different employers or clients, and the verb freelance developed from that occupational noun.
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