leaving
出発する
解説 Definition
leaving は leave(去る、出発する)の現在分詞・動名詞です。名詞として「出発すること」「去ること」を表し、be 動詞とともに進行中の動作にも使われます。
Leaving is the act of going away from a person, place, or situation, especially when used as a gerund. As the present participle of leave, it also forms continuous verb phrases describing someone who is departing or plans to depart.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
leaving は leave に -ing を付けた形です。語末の e を落として leaving とし、発音は /ˈliːvɪŋ/ です。Leaving now のように文の主語なら「出発すること」という動名詞、is leaving なら「出発しようとしている」という進行形になります。「場所を後に残して去る」場面を核に覚えましょう。
Start with leave, meaning to go away and put a person or place behind you. To form leaving, drop the final silent e and add -ing; pronounce it /ˈliːvɪŋ/. Its role depends on the sentence. In “Leaving now is sensible,” it behaves as a noun and names the action of departing. In “She is leaving at six,” it follows be and forms a continuous verb phrase, often describing an arranged departure. Keep the image of moving away while something remains behind.
例文
Leaving now is a good idea.
今出発するのはよい考えです。
She is leaving at six.
彼女は6時に出発します。
Leaving the room was hard for him.
彼にとってその部屋を出るのはつらいことでした。
leaving の類義語・関連語
leaving の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 lǣfan(残す・去る)が語源で、ゲルマン祖語 *laibijanに遡る。「後に残して去る」が原義で、leave(許可・休暇)の意味も「去ることを許す」から派生。関連語: left(残された→左)、belief(信じて委ねる)。「残す」と「去る」が表裏一体の語である。
Leaving is formed regularly from leave by dropping the final silent e and adding -ing. Leave descends from Old English lǣfan, which could mean to leave behind, remain, or depart, and ultimately belongs to a Germanic word family associated with what remains. The apparently opposite ideas of leaving something behind and going away developed from the same situation viewed from different perspectives.
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