浸す、没頭させる
解説 Definition
immersing は immerse（浸す、没頭させる）の現在分詞・動名詞です。液体に入れることだけでなく、学習や活動に深く入り込むことにも使われます。
Immersing is the present participle and gerund of immerse. It means putting someone or something deeply or completely into a liquid, environment, activity, or subject, and can also mean involving oneself or others deeply in an experience.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 immerse「浸す・没頭させる」の語末の e を取って -ing を付けた形で、/ɪˈmɜːrs/ に /ɪŋ/ が続きます。布を immerse in water のように液体へ入れる場面を核にし、immerse yourself in English のように言語や文化へ深く入り込む比喩用法へ広げて覚えます。
Start with the base verb immerse: something goes fully into water, or a person becomes deeply involved in an activity or environment. Immersing is formed by dropping the final silent e and adding -ing, while the /s/ sound remains before the new /ɪŋ/ ending. Picture immersing cloth in warm water, then extend that physical image to immersing yourself in English or immersing students in local culture. The usual pattern immerse someone or yourself in something helps distinguish it from simply participating or showing casual interest.
例文
She is immersing the cloth in warm water.
彼女は布をぬるま湯に浸しています。
Immersing yourself in English can improve your listening skills.
英語にどっぷり浸ると、リスニング力を伸ばせます。
The program focuses on immersing students in local culture.
そのプログラムは、学生を地域文化に深く触れさせることに重点を置いています。
immersing の類義語・関連語
immersing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
immersing は immerse の語末の e を取って -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞です。immerse はラテン語 immersus（immergere「中へ沈める」の過去分詞）に由来します。immergere は in-（中へ）と mergere（沈める）から成り、物を液体に浸す意味から、活動などに深く没頭させる比喩的な意味にも広がりました。
Immersing is the -ing form of immerse, made by removing the final silent e and adding -ing. Immerse entered English through Latin immersus, associated with immergere, “to plunge or dip into.” That verb combines in-, “into,” with mergere, “to dip or plunge.” The literal idea of placing something beneath a liquid later developed into the figurative sense of involving someone deeply in a subject, activity, language, or culture.
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