interrogating
尋問する
解説 Definition
interrogating は interrogate（尋問する、問いただす）の現在分詞・動名詞です。警察や調査担当者が、事実を確認するために相手へ厳しく質問している場面でよく使われます。
Interrogating is the present participle or gerund of interrogate. It means questioning someone closely, systematically, and often forcefully in order to obtain facts, especially during a police, military, security, or official investigation.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
interrogating は interrogate の語末 e を取って -ing を付け、/ɪnˈterəɡeɪtɪŋ/ と発音します。ask より厳しく体系的で、detective や officer が suspect や witness に事実を問いただす場面が典型です。interrogating a suspect about the case の形で、「権限をもつ側が詳しく尋問し続ける」と覚えましょう。
Interrogating is formed from interrogate by dropping the final silent e and adding -ing. The /eɪt/ sound of interrogate remains before the suffix. Picture a detective questioning a suspect at a station or investigators asking a witness detailed questions for hours. Learn the pattern interrogating someone about something. Compared with asking or interviewing, interrogating suggests more persistent, systematic, and potentially intimidating questioning, usually by someone with authority who is trying to uncover facts. That official pressure is the key memory link for this sense.
例文
The detective is interrogating a suspect at the station.
刑事は署で容疑者を尋問しています。
They spent hours interrogating the witness about the missing documents.
彼らは行方不明の書類について証人を何時間も問いただしました。
The officer avoided interrogating the child without a guardian present.
警官は保護者がいない状態でその子どもを尋問することを避けました。
interrogating の類義語・関連語
類義語
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interrogating の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語のinter-（間に）とrogare（尋ねる）に由来し、「対話の中で問い質す」が原義です。接尾辞-ingは動作の継続を表します。同じ語根からprerogative（特権＝「先に問われる権利」）が派生しており、公式な場で厳しくただすニュアンスが納得できます。
Interrogating is the -ing form of interrogate. Interrogate comes from Latin interrogare, “to question,” formed from inter-, meaning “between” or “among,” and rogare, “to ask.” The Latin formation conveyed asking questions formally or repeatedly. English retained this official, investigative character, so interrogate commonly refers to close questioning intended to obtain information. Interrogation is the corresponding noun, while interrogative names a grammatical form used to ask a question.
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