respecting
尊重する
解説 Definition
respecting は respect(尊重する、敬意を払う)の現在分詞・動名詞です。相手の考え、権利、気持ちなどを大切に扱うことを表します。
Respecting is the present participle or gerund of respect. It means treating another person's rights, feelings, choices, privacy, or opinions with proper consideration, even when one does not personally agree with them.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
respecting は respect「尊重する」に -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、respect は子音字で終わるためそのまま付けます。発音は /rɪˈspektɪŋ/。respecting privacy、respecting someone's choice のように、権利・意見・選択を大切に扱う組み合わせで覚えましょう。単に賛成するのでなく、異なる考えでも配慮して扱うことです。
Respecting is made by adding -ing directly to respect, giving /rɪˈspektɪŋ/. Learn it with typical objects: respecting privacy, respecting different opinions, and respecting someone's choice. The useful mental picture is pausing to consider another person's boundaries or viewpoint before acting. Respect does not necessarily mean agreement; you can disagree while still treating the person and their rights seriously. The form can describe ongoing behavior, as in they are respecting her choice, or act as a gerund, as in respecting others is important.
例文
Respecting different opinions is important in class.
授業では異なる意見を尊重することが大切です。
They are respecting her choice to study abroad.
彼らは彼女が留学するという選択を尊重しています。
The rule is about respecting everyone's privacy.
その規則は全員のプライバシーを尊重するためのものです。
respecting の類義語・関連語
respecting の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 respectus(振り返ること)から。re-(再び)+ specere(見る)で「もう一度見る→よく見て考慮する」が原義。仏語を経て英語に定着し「敬意を払う」意味に発展。関連語: spectacle(光景)、inspect(検査する)。相手を「よく見る」ことが尊重の本質という洞察が込められている。
Respect comes from Latin respectus, related to respicere, “to look back at” or “regard.” The formation combines re-, “back” or “again,” with specere, “to look.” Through French and Latin influence, the English word developed senses involving consideration, regard, and esteem. Respecting is the regular -ing form, made without changing the base word. Inspect and spectacle contain historically related elements associated with seeing.
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