restructuring
リストラ
解説 Definition
restructuring は restructure（再編する、再構築する）の動名詞です。会社や組織、制度などを効率化や改善のために組み直すことを表し、日本語の「リストラ」より広く、必ずしも人員削減だけを意味しません。
The process of organizing a company, institution, system, or its finances in a new way, usually to improve efficiency or performance. It may involve changes to teams, operations, or debt and does not necessarily mean job cuts.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
restructure「再編する」に -ing を付けた動名詞で、語尾の e を落として restructuring となります。会社・組織・制度の構造を組み直す場面を思い浮かべ、a restructuring plan や corporate restructuring で覚えましょう。日本語の「リストラ」と違い、人員削減に限りません。
Connect restructuring directly with the verb restructure: remove the final e and add -ing. Its parts suggest building a structure again or arranging it differently. Picture a company redrawing its organization chart, changing departments, finances, or working methods. Useful combinations include a restructuring plan, corporate restructuring, and debt restructuring. Be careful with the Japanese loanword リストラ, which often strongly suggests layoffs; English restructuring is broader and can describe many kinds of organizational or financial change without any employees losing their jobs.
例文
The company announced a restructuring plan.
その会社は組織再編計画を発表しました。
Restructuring may change several teams.
組織再編によっていくつかのチームが変わるかもしれません。
They began restructuring the department in April.
彼らは4月にその部門の再編を始めました。
restructuring の類義語・関連語
restructuring の語源・成り立ち Etymology
re-（再び）+ structure（構造）+ -ing。structureはラテン語struere（積み上げる・建てる）に由来。「構造を再び組み立て直す」が原義。関連語：construct（建設する）、destruction（破壊）。同じ語根struから建設も破壊も生まれた。
Restructuring is formed from restructure plus the suffix -ing, with the final e of restructure dropped. Restructure combines re-, meaning “again” or “anew,” with structure. Structure ultimately comes from Latin structura, “a fitting together or building,” based on struere, “to build or arrange.” The word therefore describes the process of arranging an existing structure in a new way.
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