proclaiming
宣言する
解説 Definition
proclaiming は proclaim（宣言する、公に告げる）の現在分詞・動名詞です。重要な考えや決定を、はっきりと公に述べる場面で使われます。
Proclaiming is the present participle or gerund of proclaim. It describes publicly and emphatically announcing a decision, belief, message, or state of affairs, often with an official, confident, or highly noticeable manner.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
proclaimingはproclaimに-ingを付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、語末の子音を重ねずそのまま加える。pro-「前へ・公に」とclaim「主張する」を手掛かりに、大勢へ明確に告げる場面を思い浮かべる。単なるsayより公的・強い響きがあり、proclaiming a messageなどと使う。
Proclaiming is formed by adding -ing directly to proclaim; no final consonant is doubled. It can function in a continuous verb phrase or introduce a simultaneous action, as in “They marched, proclaiming their message.” Connect pro-, suggesting “forward” or “in public,” with claim, “state or assert”: the speaker puts a claim before an audience. Proclaim is stronger and more public than simply say. Typical objects include a message, victory, independence, a new policy, or a building open, all of which are presented clearly for others to recognize.
例文
The mayor stood on the stage, proclaiming a new holiday.
市長は舞台に立ち、新しい祝日を宣言しました。
The group marched through the street, proclaiming its message.
その団体は通りを行進しながら、自分たちの主張を宣言しました。
A sign at the entrance was proclaiming the building open.
入口の看板は、その建物が開館していることを告げていました。
proclaiming の類義語・関連語
proclaiming の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 pro（前へ、公に）+ clamare（叫ぶ）が語源で、「公の場で声高に宣言する」が原義。同根語に exclaim（叫ぶ）や claim（主張する）がある。人前で大声で告げるイメージが「公式に宣言する」という意味につながった。
Proclaiming is the -ing form of proclaim. Proclaim entered English through Old French and comes ultimately from Latin proclamare, formed from pro-, “forth” or “publicly,” and clamare, “to cry out.” The underlying image is therefore that of calling something out before others. English developed the modern senses of announcing officially or declaring emphatically; related forms from the same Latin verbal family include exclaim and declaim.
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