perfecting
完璧にする
解説 Definition
perfecting は、動詞 perfect の現在分詞・動名詞で、「完璧にする」「完成度を高める」という意味です。技術、計画、文章、製品などを繰り返し改善して、よりよい状態に近づけることを表します。
Perfecting is the present participle or gerund of the verb perfect. It means repeatedly improving a skill, plan, product, or piece of work until it reaches a very high level of quality or completeness.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
動詞 perfect /pərˈfekt/ に -ing をそのまま付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、perfecting は /pərˈfektɪŋ/ です。形容詞 perfect /ˈpɜːrfɪkt/ との強勢と母音の違いにも注意します。一度で「完璧にする」より、speech、design、recipe を何度も試して細部を改善し、完成度を高め続ける過程として覚えます。
Perfecting is formed by adding -ing directly to the verb perfect. As a verb, perfect is commonly pronounced /pərˈfekt/, so perfecting is /pərˈfektɪŋ/; compare the differently stressed adjective perfect, /ˈpɜːrfɪkt/ in British English. Imagine months of adjusting a speech, design, or recipe through practice and small tests. The word emphasizes the process of removing weaknesses and raising quality toward an ideal result. Useful patterns include spend time perfecting a skill and be perfecting a design before production.
例文
She spent months perfecting her speech for the competition.
彼女は大会のためにスピーチを完璧にするのに何か月も費やした。
The team is perfecting a new design before production begins.
チームは生産が始まる前に新しい設計の完成度を高めている。
Perfecting a recipe often requires small changes and many tests.
レシピを完璧にするには、細かな変更と多くの試作が必要なことが多い。
perfecting の類義語・関連語
perfecting の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語のper-（完全に）＋facere（作る）に由来し、「完全に作り上げる」が語源です。接尾辞-ingは動作の継続を示します。efficientやmanufactureと同じ語根を持ち、欠点なく仕上げ切るというニュアンスが「完璧にする」へ自然に発展しました。
Perfecting combines the verb perfect with -ing. Perfect came through French from Latin perfectus, the past participle of perficere, “to complete or accomplish.” That verb was formed from per-, conveying completion, and facere, “to make or do.” The original idea was something fully carried through or completed. As an English verb, perfect means to bring something nearer to complete or excellent condition; -ing presents that improvement as an activity or process.
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