pledging
誓約する
解説 Definition
pledging は pledge（誓約する、約束する）の現在分詞です。支援・金銭・行動などを正式に約束している、または誓っていることを表します。
Making a serious or formal promise to provide support, money, loyalty, or a particular action. It is the present participle of pledge and often indicates a public commitment that creates an expectation of future performance or contribution.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
pledging は pledge「正式に約束する」の現在分詞で、そのまま -ing を付け、語末の ge は /dʒ/ の音を保ちます。pledge support、pledge funds、pledge to reduce waste のように、支援・資金・将来の行動を責任を伴って約束する場面で覚えます。日常的な promise より公式で公的な響きがあります。
Pledging is the present participle of pledge, formed by adding -ing without changing the base spelling. The letters ge continue to represent the /dʒ/ sound. Picture someone publicly accepting responsibility for a future contribution or action. Common patterns are pledging support, pledging funds, and pledging to reduce emissions or waste. Compared with simply promising, pledging often sounds more formal and may involve money, loyalty, public policy, or an announced commitment. The action is not necessarily completed yet; the word focuses on making the serious commitment now.
例文
The group is pledging support for the new library.
その団体は新しい図書館への支援を約束しています。
Several companies are pledging to reduce their plastic use.
いくつかの企業がプラスチック使用量を減らすことを誓約しています。
By pledging funds early, the donors helped the project start on time.
寄付者たちが早い段階で資金提供を約束したことで、そのプロジェクトは予定どおり始められました。
pledging の類義語・関連語
pledging の語源・成り立ち Etymology
語根「pledge」は古仏語「plege（保証）」に遡り、古高ドイツ語「pflegan（責任を持つ）」が源流です。接尾辞「-ing」を伴い、「自ら責任を負って約束する」原義が現代の「誓約する」に直結します。同語根語に「plight（誓う）」があります。
Pledging is formed from pledge and -ing. Pledge entered Middle English through Old French plege, referring to a guarantor, security, or promise. Its deeper history is not entirely certain, though it has often been associated with Germanic ideas of responsibility or obligation. The noun came to denote something offered as security and then a solemn promise; the verb consequently developed the meaning of formally committing support, money, loyalty, or action.
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