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解説 Definition
rejuvenating は rejuvenate（若返らせる、活気を取り戻させる）の現在分詞・動名詞です。人の気分や体調、組織、場所などが新たな活力を得ることを表します。
Rejuvenating describes restoring youthfulness, energy, freshness, or vitality to a person, organization, place, or thing. As a gerund, it denotes the process of bringing that renewed vitality, while as a participle it can modify something that produces a refreshing effect.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 rejuvenate「若返らせる・活気を戻す」の語末の無音の e を落として -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、/riːˈdʒuːvəneɪtɪŋ/ と発音します。juvenile や junior と同じ「若さ」の発想を結び付け、rejuvenating a brand なら再活性化、a rejuvenating weekend なら元気を回復させる性質、と覚えます。
Start with the verb rejuvenate, “to make young or lively again.” To form rejuvenating, drop the final silent e and add -ing; the result is pronounced /riːˈdʒuːvəneɪtɪŋ/. Link the juven- element with familiar words such as juvenile and junior, both associated with youth. Then picture two common patterns: “rejuvenating a brand” means actively giving it new energy, while “a rejuvenating weekend” describes a weekend that restores your energy. The first is a participial or gerund construction; the second uses the form like an adjective.
例文
Rejuvenating the old park became the town's main project.
古い公園をよみがえらせることが、その町の主要な事業になりました。
She found the quiet weekend deeply rejuvenating.
彼女は静かな週末で心身が大いに回復したと感じました。
The company focused on rejuvenating its brand without changing its core values.
その会社は核となる価値観を変えずにブランドを若返らせることに注力しました。
rejuvenating の類義語・関連語
rejuvenating の語源・成り立ち Etymology
re-「再び」＋ラテン語 juvenis「若い」が核で、rejuvenate は「再び若くする」、rejuvenating はその働きや性質を表す形です。juvenile や junior も同系で、語源を知ると「若返らせる・元気を取り戻させる」という意味がすっとつながります。
Rejuvenating is the -ing form of rejuvenate. Rejuvenate was built from re-, “again,” and a stem derived from Latin juvenis, “young,” with the verb-forming ending -ate. Its central image is therefore making someone or something young again, which developed naturally into the broader senses of restoring energy, freshness, or effectiveness. Related words formed from the same Latin source include juvenile and junior.
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