gaining
得る
解説 Definition
gaining は gain（得る、増す）の動名詞・現在分詞です。知識、経験、支持、体重などを少しずつ得ることを表します。
Gaining is the act or process of gradually obtaining, developing, or increasing something, such as experience, confidence, support, or weight. It is the gerund form of gain and can function as a noun.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
gain「得る・増す」の語末の e を落として -ing を付けた形が gaining です。発音は gain /ɡeɪn/ に /ɪŋ/ を加えた /ˈɡeɪnɪŋ/。「経験・自信・支持を徐々に得る」という場面をまとめ、gain experience、gain confidence、gain support の組み合わせで覚えましょう。
Connect gaining directly with the base verb gain, meaning “obtain” or “increase.” Because gain ends in a silent e, that e is removed before -ing is added: gain becomes gaining. The pronunciation changes from /ɡeɪn/ to /ˈɡeɪnɪŋ/. Picture something developing little by little rather than appearing instantly. Useful combinations include gaining experience through practice, gaining confidence over time, gaining support from local people, and gaining weight. In sentences such as “Gaining experience takes time,” the whole -ing form functions as a noun.
例文
Gaining experience takes time.
経験を得るには時間がかかります。
She is gaining confidence every day.
彼女は日ごとに自信を得ています。
Gaining support from local people was important.
地元の人々から支持を得ることは重要でした。
gaining の類義語・関連語
gaining の語源・成り立ち Etymology
gaining は gain に動作・結果を名詞化する -ing が付いた形です。gain は古フランス語 gaignier「稼ぐ・手に入れる」に由来し、「努力して得る」感覚があるので、利益や獲得を表すのが自然です。
Gaining is formed from gain plus the suffix -ing, with the final silent e of gain removed according to the usual spelling rule. Gain entered English through Old French gaignier, meaning “to earn, cultivate, or obtain.” Its history supports the modern idea of acquiring something, often through effort or gradual progress. The -ing form can name that process or form part of a continuous verb phrase.
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