neglecting
無視する
解説 Definition
neglecting は neglect（無視する、怠る）の現在分詞・動名詞です。必要な注意や世話、義務を十分に行わず、そのままにしていることを表します。
Neglecting is the present-participle or gerund form of neglect. It describes failing to give a person, duty, need, or problem the attention, care, or action it reasonably requires, often allowing a harmful situation to continue or worsen.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 neglect に -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、語末の子音は重ねません。発音は /nɪˈɡlektɪŋ/。単なる「気づかない」ではなく、宿題・世話・苦情など、本来向けるべき注意や行動を怠って放置する感覚です。neglecting duties や neglecting a problem で覚えましょう。
Start with the base verb neglect and add -ing directly: neglecting, with no doubled final consonant. Its pronunciation ends in /tɪŋ/. The useful memory image is something requiring attention—homework, a child, maintenance, or a complaint—being left unattended. Unlike simply not noticing something, neglecting usually implies that attention, care, or action was expected. Remember common patterns such as “neglecting duties,” “neglecting customer complaints,” and “neglecting to act.” The form can describe an ongoing action or function as the name of that activity.
例文
He is neglecting his homework.
彼は宿題をほったらかしにしています。
Neglecting small problems can make them worse.
小さな問題を放置すると、悪化することがあります。
The manager warned the team against neglecting customer complaints.
マネージャーは顧客からの苦情を無視しないようチームに注意しました。
neglecting の類義語・関連語
neglecting の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 neglegere（気にかけない）から。neg-（否定）+ legere（拾う・選ぶ）で「拾い上げない→無視する」の意。関連語：eligible（選ばれる資格のある）、legend（読むべきもの→伝説）。注意を向けて「選び取る」ことの否定が原義。
Neglect comes through French and Latin from Latin neglegere, meaning “to disregard” or “not attend to.” The Latin form is historically associated with a negative element and legere, “to gather, select, or read.” The underlying picture is of failing to pick something out for attention. Neglecting is formed regularly from neglect by adding -ing, creating its present participle and gerund; no spelling change is required.
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