卒業
解説 Definition
graduating は graduate（卒業する）の現在分詞・動名詞です。学校や大学を卒業すること、または卒業を控えている状態を表すときに使われます。
Graduating is the -ing form of graduate. It refers to completing a course of study and receiving, or becoming eligible to receive, a degree or diploma from a school or university.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
graduating は graduate の語末 e を落として -ing を付けた形で、動詞部分は /ˈɡrædʒueɪt/、全体は /ˈɡrædʒueɪtɪŋ/ と発音します。be graduating from school なら「卒業予定」、graduating from college を主語にすれば「卒業すること」。学びの grade を一段ずつ終える場面と結び付けましょう。
Graduating is made from graduate by dropping the final silent e and adding -ing. The verb graduate ends in /eɪt/, and graduating keeps that sound before /ɪŋ/: /ˈɡrædʒueɪtɪŋ/. Connect it with moving through academic grades or stages until the final step is completed. In “She is graduating this spring,” it is the present participle and often points to an arranged or expected event. In “Graduating from college was important,” it is a gerund naming the act of completing the course. The frequent pattern is graduate or graduating from a school or university.
例文
She is graduating from high school this spring.
彼女はこの春、高校を卒業します。
Graduating from college was an important milestone for him.
大学卒業は、彼にとって重要な節目でした。
Many students are graduating and looking for jobs.
多くの学生が卒業し、仕事を探しています。
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graduating の語源・成り立ち Etymology
graduating は graduate に由来し、さらにラテン語 gradus「段・歩み」にさかのぼります。grad- は「一歩ずつ進む」の感覚で、学びの段階を上がり切るので「卒業」。同根語に grade, gradual。
Graduating is the -ing form of graduate. Graduate is related to Latin gradus, meaning “step” or “degree,” and Medieval Latin graduari, referring to taking or receiving an academic degree. The underlying image is progression through ordered steps or ranks. English grade and gradual reflect the same broader idea of steps or stages. In spelling, the final e of graduate is dropped before the suffix -ing is added.
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