relenting
容赦する
解説 Definition
譲歩する、または強硬な姿勢を柔らげること。圧力に対して和らいだ態度を示す。
Relenting means becoming less strict, severe, or determined and finally giving in. It is often used when a person stops resisting or when something unpleasant becomes weaker. The word suggests a change after pressure or persistence.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず relentless「容赦ない」とセットで覚えると定着しやすいです。-less は「〜がない」なので、relentless は「relenting がない」→まったくゆるまない。そこから relent / relenting は逆に「強い態度や圧力が少しゆるむ」と取れます。完全降伏の surrender ほど大きく折れる感じではなく、pressure, resistance, attitude などが和らぐ場面で出やすい語です。ずっと厳しい相手が、押されて少し折れる場面を頭に置くと覚えやすいです。
Learn it with `relentless`. If `relentless` means "without relenting," then `relenting` suggests pressure or strictness becoming softer. Picture a hard person finally easing a little, not fully giving up.
例文
After hours of negotiation, he was finally relenting, easing his demands.
長時間の交渉の末、彼はついに態度を和らげ、自分の要求を緩めた。
The storm was finally relenting, and the sun began to shine through the clouds.
嵐がようやく弱まり、太陽が雲を通して輝き始めた。
She finally relented, her stern expression softening as she accepted his sincere apology.
彼女は譲歩し、厳しい表情を和らげて彼の誠実な謝罪を受け入れた。
relenting の類義語・関連語
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relenting の語源・成り立ち Etymology
re-（再び）+ lent-（ラテン語 lentus「やわらかい」）+ -ing。もとは「硬さがほどける」で、気持ちが和らいで「容赦する」に伸びました。同根に relentless や lento があり、硬い態度がゆるむ像が見えます。
Relenting comes from the verb relent, built with re- and a root linked to Latin lentus, meaning "soft" or "flexible." The earliest idea was of something hard becoming softer or looser. From there, it came to mean that a person's strict or harsh attitude softens. Related words include relentless and lento.
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