intervening
介入する
解説 Definition
intervening は intervene（介入する、間に入る）の現在分詞・動名詞です。争い・問題・状況などに第三者が入って働きかける場合に使われます。
Intervening is the present participle or gerund of intervene. It describes the act of entering a dispute, problem, or developing situation in order to influence it, help the people involved, or prevent a worse outcome.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 intervene「間に入る」の語末の無音の e を落として -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、発音の核は原形と同じ。inter-「間に」＋「来る」に由来するため、二者の間へ第三者が入る像で覚える。intervening early「早期に介入する」、avoid intervening「介入を避ける」が典型。
Start with the base verb intervene, meaning “to come between people or events and take action.” To form intervening, drop the final silent e and add -ing; the pronunciation of the main part remains that of intervene. The elements behind the word suggest “coming between,” so picture a teacher stepping between two people before an argument grows worse. Useful patterns include be intervening, avoid intervening, and by intervening early. The form may function as part of a progressive verb or as a gerund naming the action itself.
例文
The teacher is intervening before the argument gets worse.
口論が悪化する前に、先生が介入しています。
The manager avoided intervening until both sides had spoken.
両者が話し終えるまで、マネージャーは介入を避けました。
By intervening early, the team prevented a small issue from becoming serious.
早めに介入したことで、チームは小さな問題が深刻になるのを防ぎました。
intervening の類義語・関連語
intervening の語源・成り立ち Etymology
intervening は intervene の現在分詞で、ラテン語 intervenire「間に来る」が源です。inter-「間に」+ venire「来る」なので、「二者のあいだに入る」から「介入する・間に挟まる」という意味になります。関連語は intervention、convene。
Intervening is the -ing form of intervene. It is made by dropping the final silent e of intervene before adding -ing. Intervene comes through Latin intervenire, built from inter-, “between,” and venire, “to come.” Its literal sense was therefore “to come between.” From that spatial idea developed the modern sense of entering a dispute, process, or difficult situation to affect what happens.
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