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解説 Definition
relishing は relish（味わう、楽しむ）の現在分詞・動名詞です。食べ物をよく味わう場合だけでなく、経験や状況をじっくり楽しむ場合にも使われます。
Taking great pleasure in the taste of food or in an experience, opportunity, or situation, often by appreciating it fully and deliberately. It is the present participle or gerund form of relish.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 relish に -ing をそのまま加えた形で、つづりは変わらず、末尾に /ɪŋ/ が続きます。食べ物の味や余韻をゆっくり楽しむ姿から、relishing a chance、a challenge、every moment のように、機会や経験を十分に味わって楽しむ用法へ広げて覚えましょう。単なる liking より積極的な満喫を示します。
Relishing is formed by adding -ing directly to relish, with no spelling change and an added /ɪŋ/ sound. Begin with the physical image of slowly enjoying the flavor and aftertaste of warm soup. Then extend that image to experiences: relishing a chance, relishing a challenge, or relishing every moment. The word suggests consciously appreciating and making the most of something, not merely liking it. This connection between savoring food and savoring an opportunity captures both the literal and figurative uses found in everyday English.
例文
She sat by the window, relishing the warm soup after a long walk.
長い散歩のあと、彼女は窓辺に座って温かいスープをじっくり味わいました。
The team is relishing the chance to work on a more challenging project.
チームは、より難しいプロジェクトに取り組める機会を楽しんでいます。
He spent the quiet morning relishing every page of the novel.
彼は静かな朝を使って、その小説の一ページ一ページを味わうように読みました。
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relishing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古フランス語 relaissier（残す・後味を残す）に由来し、ラテン語 relaxare（緩める）が遠い語源。元は「後に残る味」の意味から「味わい楽しむ」へと転じた。関連語: release（解放する）、relish（名詞：薬味）。食べ物の余韻を楽しむイメージ。
Relishing is the -ing form of relish. Relish entered English through Old French forms associated with what remains or leaves an aftertaste, ultimately connected in the supplied history with Latin relaxare, “to loosen.” The noun developed senses relating to taste and flavor, and the verb came to mean enjoying food or an experience keenly. Adding -ing does not alter the base spelling.
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