keeping
維持
解説 Definition
キーピングとは、何かを維持したり保持したり守り続けることを指す名詞です。特定の状態や習慣、約束などを継続して保つ行為を表します。「in keeping with」という表現では「〜に沿って」「〜と調和して」という意味で使われます。
Keeping is the act of retaining, maintaining, protecting, or continuing something, often used as a gerund in phrases such as keeping promises. In the fixed expression in keeping with, it refers to agreement, consistency, or harmony with a particular style, principle, or situation.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 keep の無音 e を落として -ing を付けた形で、発音は /ˈkiːpɪŋ/ です。Keeping promises や keeping a healthy lifestyle では「守る・維持すること」という動名詞。in keeping with は「〜と調和して」という定型表現です。何かを手元から離さず保ち続ける keep の像を、習慣・約束・方針の継続へ広げましょう。
Keeping comes from keep plus -ing; the final silent e of keep is dropped before the suffix, giving keeping, pronounced /ˈkiːpɪŋ/. Hold on to the core image of not letting something go. That image works for keeping a healthy lifestyle, keeping promises, and keeping an object safe. Also learn in keeping with as a complete phrase: a design in keeping with a company’s image matches or harmonizes with that image. The gerund often names the continuing action itself, so it can serve as the subject of a sentence.
例文
Keeping a healthy lifestyle requires discipline and consistency.
健康的な生活を維持するには規律と一貫性が必要だ。
The new design is in keeping with the company's modern image.
新しいデザインは会社のモダンなイメージと調和している。
Keeping promises is an important part of building trust.
約束を守ることは信頼関係を築く上で重要なことだ。
keeping の類義語・関連語
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keeping の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 cēpan（つかむ、守る）の名詞形。ゲルマン祖語に遡り、「注意して保持する」が原義。関連語に keeper（管理者）、keep（保つ）がある。物を手放さず見守るイメージから「維持・管理」の意味が生まれた。
Keeping is formed from the verb keep and the suffix -ing, with the final silent e of keep removed. Keep descends from Old English cēpan, which had senses including observing, guarding, and holding. The noun-like -ing form developed naturally for the act of maintaining or protecting something. Related words include keeper and keeping, while the expression in keeping with extends the idea of maintaining agreement or harmony.
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