legislating
立法する
解説 Definition
legislating は legislate（法律を制定する、立法する）の現在分詞・動名詞です。議会や政府が法律を作る行為について述べるときに使います。
Making or enacting laws through an authorized legislative process. Legislating is the present-participle or gerund form of legislate and usually refers to the work of a parliament, legislature, or government.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 legislate「法律を制定する」の語末の黙字 e を落として -ing を付け、legislating とします。発音でも legislate の末尾 /eɪt/ が保たれます。議会や政府が rules、changes、policy areas について法的な規則を作る場面と結び付けます。単に案を discuss するのでなく、法律として定める行為です。
Connect legislating with legislate, meaning to make or enact laws. To form it, drop the final silent e and add -ing: legislate becomes legislating. Imagine a parliament or authorized committee debating and formally creating rules for public safety, taxation, or another policy area. The word goes beyond merely discussing or recommending a change; it points to action within the lawmaking process. Keep it linked with legislation, the laws or lawmaking activity, and legislature, the institution whose members perform that work.
例文
The committee is legislating new rules for public safety.
委員会は公共の安全のための新しい規則を立法しています。
Legislating in this area requires careful public discussion.
この分野で立法するには、慎重な公開討議が必要です。
They spent months legislating changes to the tax system.
彼らは税制の変更を立法するために何か月も費やしました。
legislating の類義語・関連語
legislating の語源・成り立ち Etymology
legislating は legislate + -ing。legislate は legislation から逆成され、ラテン語 legis「法の」+ lator「運ぶ人」に由来します。もともと「法案を運び出す」感覚で、立法する意味になります。関連語は legal, legislature。
Legislating is formed by dropping the final e of legislate and adding -ing. The verb legislate was created in English from legislation, ultimately reflecting Latin lex or legis, meaning “law,” and lator, meaning “bearer” or “proposer.” These elements underlie the historical idea of proposing or bringing forward laws. The modern verb refers more broadly to making laws through an authorized political process.
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