proofing
校正
解説 Definition
proofing は proof（校正する、確認する）に由来する動名詞・名詞で、校正や仕上がり確認という意味です。文章の誤字脱字を直す作業や、印刷前の確認工程を指すことがあります。
Proofing is the process of checking written or printed material for errors and confirming its final appearance before publication or production. It may involve correcting spelling, punctuation, layout, or other small problems in a proof.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 proof「試し刷りを確認する」に -ing をそのまま付けた名詞・動名詞で、つづりは proofing、発音は /ˈpruːfɪŋ/。proof の /f/ を保ち、語末に /ɪŋ/ を加える。記事なら careful proofing before publication の形で、誤字や仕上がりを公開前に確認する工程と覚える。
Connect proofing with a proof, a trial version of printed or written material that is checked before release. Add -ing directly to proof; no letter is dropped or doubled, and the word is pronounced /ˈpruːfɪŋ/, with the /f/ followed by /ɪŋ/. Remember the practical phrase careful proofing before publication. The activity includes finding typographical errors and checking the finished appearance. In publishing, proofreading is the more familiar term for textual correction, while proofing can also cover broader production or visual checks.
例文
The article needs careful proofing before publication.
その記事は公開前に丁寧な校正が必要です。
She spent the morning on proofing the report.
彼女は午前中を報告書の校正に費やしました。
Proofing helped us find several small errors.
校正のおかげで、いくつかの小さな誤りを見つけられました。
proofing の類義語・関連語
proofing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
proofing は proof＋-ing で、proof は古フランス語 prove を経てラテン語 probare「試す・証明する」にさかのぼります。印刷では proof が「試し刷り」を表したため、proofing はそこから「校正」の意味になりました。関連語は prove、probe。
Proofing is formed from proof plus -ing. Proof entered English through Old French forms related to prove and ultimately derives from Latin probare, “to test, examine, or demonstrate.” In printing, a proof became a trial impression made for inspection before the final run. From that specialized sense, proofing developed as a name for examining and correcting text, images, or layout before publication or production.
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