贈り物
解説 Definition
gifting は gift（贈る）の動名詞・現在分詞で、贈り物をすること、または贈与という意味です。単なる「物」よりも、贈る行為や制度としての贈与を指すことが多いです。
Gifting is the act or practice of giving something to another person without payment, often as a present or formal transfer. It is also the present participle of the verb gift and can describe an act currently being performed.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
gift を動詞「贈る」と捉え、そこに -ing を付けた形で、発音は語幹 /ɡɪft/ を保ちます。gifting handmade cards は贈る動作、a policy on gifting は会社などの「贈答・贈与という慣行」を指します。gift が品物そのものなのに対し、gifting は贈る行為や制度に焦点がある、と区別して覚えます。
Start with gift as a verb meaning “to give something as a present,” then add -ing with no spelling change. Gifting can describe an action, as in gifting handmade cards to friends, or function as a noun for the general practice of giving gifts, as in a company policy on gifting. The useful contrast is between a gift, which is usually the item received, and gifting, which focuses on the act, custom, or formal process of giving it. In some contexts, especially business, legal, or charitable ones, gifting may sound more systematic than the ordinary verb giving.
例文
The company has a clear policy on gifting.
その会社には贈り物に関する明確な方針があります。
Gifting small items can build friendly business relationships.
小さな品を贈ることは、友好的な取引関係を築く助けになります。
She enjoys gifting handmade cards to her friends.
彼女は友人に手作りのカードを贈るのが好きです。
gifting の類義語・関連語
gifting の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語のgift（贈り物）に、行為を表す接尾辞-ingが結合した形式です。「与える」を根幹とするゲルマン祖語に由来し、贈られる物品だけでなく「贈る行為全体」を指す点に納得がいきます。同系統語にgive（与える）やgift（贈り物）があります。
Gifting is formed from gift and the participial and gerund suffix -ing. Gift is a Germanic noun that entered English through Old Norse gift, meaning “a gift” or “something given,” and is historically related to give. Its later use as a verb produced gifting, which can name either an action in progress or the broader practice of transferring presents, money, or property to others.
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