resigning
辞任する
解説 Definition
resigning は resign（辞任する、辞める）の現在分詞・動名詞です。職や役職を自分の意思で退く動作を表し、be resigning の形で「辞任するところだ」「辞任する予定だ」とも使われます。
The present participle or gerund of “resign,” meaning voluntarily leaving a job, official position, or role, often by formally announcing the decision.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 resign「職・役職を自ら辞める」に -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、resigning と綴る。発音は /rɪˈzaɪnɪŋ/ で、sign の g は発音しない。be resigning at the end of the month なら辞任予定、consider resigning なら辞任を検討すること。retire は年齢などによる引退、quit はより一般的な「辞める」。
Begin with resign, meaning to give up a job or official position voluntarily, then add -ing: resigning. The g in the sign portion remains silent, so the pronunciation is /rɪˈzaɪnɪŋ/. Picture a manager resigning at the end of the month or an official considering resigning after a report. “Is resigning” can describe an announced future departure, while “considered resigning” treats the action as a possibility. Distinguish it from retiring, which often involves age or the end of a career, and quitting, a broader and less formal verb.
例文
The manager is resigning at the end of this month.
その部長は今月末に辞任します。
She wrote a short letter explaining why she was resigning.
彼女は辞任する理由を説明する短い手紙を書きました。
After the report was released, several officials considered resigning.
その報告書が公表された後、数人の当局者が辞任を検討しました。
resigning の類義語・関連語
resigning の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 resignare（封印を解く、取り消す）から。re-（再び）+ signare（署名する、印をつける）の構成。関連語: sign（署名）、signal（信号）。「署名を取り消す」→「委任を返上する」→「辞任する」と意味が変遷した。自分の権限の印を返す行為が辞職の概念となった。
Resigning is formed from resign plus -ing. Resign came through French from Latin resignāre, composed of re- and signāre, “to mark or seal.” The Latin verb included senses such as unsealing, canceling, or giving back. In later use, it developed the idea of formally surrendering an office, authority, or claim. This led to the modern employment sense of voluntarily leaving a position or role.
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