governing
統治する
解説 Definition
governing は govern（統治する、管理する）の現在分詞・動名詞です。国や地域、組織を運営し、規則に基づいて管理することを表します。
Governing means exercising authority over a country, region, or organization by directing its affairs and applying rules or policies. It is the present participle or gerund of govern and may describe an ongoing action or the activity of ruling.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
govern「統治する、管理する」に -ing をそのまま付けた現在分詞・動名詞です。発音では govern の語末の n と -ing が続きます。governing a city/country の形で、規則を定めて地域や組織を運営する場面を思い浮かべます。単に lead「先頭に立つ」より、権限と制度に基づく管理を強く表します。
Form governing by adding -ing directly to govern: govern becomes governing, with no final letter removed. Connect it with governing a country, governing a city, or governing an organization. The word suggests directing affairs through authority, rules, and policy, rather than simply leading a group informally. In “The council is governing the city,” it is part of a continuing verb phrase. In “Governing a country requires clear rules,” it functions as a gerund and names the activity itself. Government and governor reinforce the same core idea of organized control.
例文
The council is governing the city carefully.
その議会は市を慎重に統治しています。
They are governing a small island.
彼らは小さな島を統治しています。
Governing a country requires clear rules.
国を統治するには明確な規則が必要です。
governing の類義語・関連語
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governing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 gubernare（舵を取る）から。ギリシャ語 kybernan（操舵する）が起源で、「船を導く」が原義。関連語に government（政府）、governor（知事）がある。船の舵取りから国家の統治へと意味が広がった語。
Governing is the -ing form of govern. Govern came through Old French from Latin gubernare, meaning “to steer a ship” and, figuratively, “to direct or rule.” The Latin verb was borrowed from Greek kybernan, “to steer or pilot.” The image of guiding a vessel developed naturally into that of directing a state, territory, or organization. Government and governor belong to the same word family and preserve this extended sense of exercising authority and direction.
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