immigrating
移民
解説 Definition
immigrating は immigrate（移住する、移民として入国する）の現在分詞・動名詞です。ある国へ長期的に住むために移る行為を表し、旅行や短期滞在とは区別されます。
The present participle or gerund of immigrate, describing the act or process of moving into another country in order to live there, usually on a long-term or permanent basis rather than for a short visit.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
immigrate「ある国へ移住する」の現在分詞・動名詞で、語末の黙字 e を落として -ing を付けた形です。発音は /ˈɪmɪɡreɪtɪŋ/ で、-ate の /eɪt/ に /ɪŋ/ が続きます。移住先を示す immigrating to Canada の形で覚え、国外へ出る emigrate と区別します。
Immigrating comes from immigrate plus -ing. Because immigrate ends in a silent e, that e is dropped before the suffix is added: immigrate becomes immigrating. Pronounce the ending as /eɪtɪŋ/. The prefix im-, a form of in-, suggests movement into a country, so connect the word with immigrating to Canada or another destination. Contrast it with emigrating, which views the same kind of move from the country a person leaves. Traveling or visiting does not normally imply immigrating.
例文
The family is immigrating to Canada after receiving their visas.
その家族はビザを取得した後、カナダへ移住しようとしています。
She spent months preparing the documents for immigrating legally.
彼女は合法的に移住するための書類を準備するのに何か月もかけました。
Immigrating can be stressful when the rules are complex and the process is slow.
規則が複雑で手続きに時間がかかると、移住は大きな負担になることがあります。
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immigrating の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 immigrare（in-「中へ」+ migrare「移動する」）が語源。「国の中へ移り住む」が原義で、反対の「外へ出る」は emigrate。関連語：migrate（移住する）、migration（移動）。接頭辞 in- の方向で意味が変わる好例。
Immigrating is the -ing form of immigrate, with the final silent e removed before -ing. Immigrate ultimately comes from Latin immigrare, formed from in-, “into,” and migrare, “to move or migrate.” The spelling im- reflects the form taken by in- before certain consonants. Its directional sense contrasts with emigrate, which contains a prefix meaning “out.”
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