measuring
測定する
解説 Definition
measuring は measure（測定する）の現在分詞・動名詞です。長さ、重さ、温度などを道具や基準を使って測る動作を表します。
The -ing form of measure, describing the act of using a tool, unit, or standard to determine the size, length, weight, temperature, amount, or other quantity of something. It can function as a present participle or a gerund.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 measure の語末の無音の e を落として -ing を付け、measuring /ˈmeʒərɪŋ/ となります。measure the table、room、temperature のように、物差し・基準・計器で量を確かめる場面を連想します。estimating は概算ですが、measuring は道具や尺度を使って値を求める点が中心です。
Measuring is formed from measure by dropping the final silent e before adding -ing, and it is pronounced /ˈmeʒərɪŋ/. Connect it with practical combinations such as measuring a table, measuring a room, and measuring a patient’s temperature. The central idea is comparing something with a tool, unit, or standard to obtain a value. This distinguishes measuring from estimating: an estimate may be an informed guess, while measuring normally uses evidence from a ruler, scale, thermometer, or similar method. The form can describe an action in progress or name the activity itself.
例文
She is measuring the table.
彼女はテーブルの寸法を測っています。
We are measuring the room before buying a sofa.
私たちはソファを買う前に部屋の広さを測っています。
The nurse is measuring the patient's temperature.
看護師が患者の体温を測っています。
measuring の類義語・関連語
measuring の語源・成り立ち Etymology
measuring は measure に現在分詞・動名詞の -ing が付いた形。measure は古フランス語 mesurer、さらにラテン語 mensura・metiri「測る」へさかのぼり、印欧祖語 *me-「測る」に由来する。meter や immense も同系で、基準に照らして量を見定める感覚が核にある。
Measuring combines measure with the suffix -ing, with the final silent e of measure removed before the suffix is added. Measure came through Old French mesurer and ultimately from Latin mensura and metiri, meaning “to measure.” These forms belong to an ancient word family centered on comparing quantity with a standard, an idea that remains central in the modern verb.
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