relying
頼って
解説 Definition
relying は rely（頼る、依存する）の現在分詞・動名詞です。何かに頼っている状態や、頼ること自体を表し、relying on の形でよく使われます。
The present participle and gerund form of rely, used for the continuing act or state of depending on a person or thing for help, support, information, or success.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 rely に -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、語末の y は消さず relying とする。発音は /rɪˈlaɪɪŋ/。be relying on なら「今～に頼っている」、文頭の Relying on ... なら「～に頼ること」。on と一組にし、一人、メモ、互いの助力を支えにする場面で覚える。
Relying is the -ing form of rely. Keep the final y and add -ing: rely becomes relying, pronounced /rɪˈlaɪɪŋ/. In “He is relying on his notes,” it forms a continuous verb and describes a current dependence. In “Relying on one person is risky,” it acts as a gerund and names the activity itself. Learn it with on, since relying on is the usual pattern. Picture notes, one trusted person, or teammates serving as the support that makes an action possible.
例文
He is relying on his notes.
彼は自分のメモに頼っています。
Relying on one person is risky.
一人だけに頼るのは危険です。
They finished the work by relying on each other.
彼らは互いに頼りながら仕事を終えました。
relying の類義語・関連語
relying の語源・成り立ち Etymology
relyingはrelyの現在分詞で、古フランス語relier、さらにラテン語religare「しっかり結ぶ」に由来します。re-は「強く・再び」、ligareは「結ぶ」で、相手に自分を結びつける感覚から「頼る」になりました。関連語はreliable、ligamentです。
Relying consists of rely and the participial suffix -ing. Rely came through Old French relier, “to bind or attach,” from Latin religare, built from re- and ligare, “to bind.” A physical image of attaching oneself to something gradually developed into the figurative meaning “to depend on.” In modern spelling, the final y of rely remains before -ing, producing relying rather than an expected but incorrect form such as reliing.
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