producing
生産する
解説 Definition
producing は produce（生産する、作り出す）の現在分詞・動名詞です。工場や会社などが物を作っていることや、何かを生み出していることを表します。
The present participle or gerund of produce, describing the ongoing process of making, creating, growing, or supplying something. In the target sense, it commonly refers to factories, companies, or machines manufacturing goods or generating resources such as energy.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
producing は produce「生産する・生み出す」の現在分詞・動名詞です。語末の黙字 e を落として -ing を付け、produce → producing となります。produce /prəˈduːs/ の強勢と語尾の /s/ を保ちます。be producing cars「車を生産中だ」、producing energy「エネルギーを生み出す」の形で覚えましょう。
Producing is the -ing form of produce, meaning “make or bring something into existence.” Because produce ends in a silent e, drop that e before adding -ing: produce becomes producing. The pronunciation keeps the verb’s stress on the second syllable and its final /s/ sound. Anchor the form in practical combinations such as a factory is producing cars, a machine is producing parts, and producing clean energy. These patterns emphasize an activity in progress or the activity considered as a process, which are the main jobs of a present participle and gerund.
例文
The factory is producing cars.
その工場は車を生産しています。
They are producing more clean energy.
彼らはより多くのクリーンエネルギーを生み出しています。
This machine is producing parts for computers.
この機械はコンピューター用の部品を生産しています。
producing の類義語・関連語
producing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
producing は produce の現在分詞で、ラテン語 producere に由来します。pro-「前へ」+ ducere「導く」から成り、もともとは「前へ導き出すこと」なので、「生み出す・生産する」という意味になりました。関連語に product, conduct があります。
Producing is formed from produce by dropping the final silent e and adding -ing. Produce entered English through Latin prōdūcere, built from pro-, meaning “forward,” and dūcere, meaning “to lead.” The original image was therefore of leading or bringing something forward. This developed into the senses “bring forth,” “create,” and “manufacture.” Related English formations include product and production, while conduct preserves the same Latin root meaning “lead.”
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