implying
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解説 Definition
implying は imply（暗示する、ほのめかす）の動名詞・現在分詞です。直接言わずに、言葉や態度からある意味を伝える場合に使います。
The present participle or gerund of imply, meaning to communicate or suggest an idea indirectly through words, actions, tone, or circumstances rather than stating it openly.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 imply の y を変えずに -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、implying となる。「直接言わず、意味を中に折り込む」イメージで、a smile implying yes のような場面を覚える。話し手が imply し、聞き手が infer「推測する」という役割の違いが重要。
Build implying from imply by adding -ing; the final y remains unchanged. Think of a meaning being folded into someone’s words, expression, or behavior instead of being stated directly. A smile can imply agreement, and a carefully worded report can imply that a problem exists. Keep imply separate from infer: the speaker, writer, action, or evidence implies something, while the listener or reader infers it. In grammar, implying can form a progressive verb or introduce an -ing clause that explains the indirect message conveyed by an action.
例文
She smiled, implying that the answer was yes.
彼女はほほえみ、それが答えはイエスだと暗示していました。
The report is implying a problem with the old system.
その報告書は古いシステムの問題を暗示しています。
He asked the question carefully, implying no blame.
彼は誰かを責める意図を示さず、慎重に質問しました。
implying の類義語・関連語
implying の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語implicare（中に折り込む）が語源。im-（中に）+plicare（折る）の構成。直接言わず意味を「折り込む」ことから「暗示する」の意味に。関連語：implicate（関与させる）、complicate（複雑にする＝共に折り重ねる）。
Implying is formed from imply plus -ing, with no change to the final y. Imply ultimately comes from Latin implicare, “to entwine, involve, or fold in,” built from in- and plicare, “to fold.” It entered English through forms associated with enclosing or involving something. The modern communicative sense developed from the image of a meaning being contained within words or circumstances without being expressed directly.
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