reworking
手直し
解説 Definition
reworking は rework（手直しする、作り直す）の現在分詞・動名詞です。文章、計画、設計などをよりよくするために修正することを表します。
The present participle or gerund of “rework,” meaning to revise, reshape, or make substantial changes to something already created, such as a chapter, design, plan, or proposal, usually in order to improve it or make it suitable for a new purpose.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
rework「手直しする」に -ing を加えた現在分詞・動名詞で、re-「再び」＋ work「作業する」と分けます。語末の子音を重ねず、そのまま reworking とします。reworking a chapter、design、proposal の形で、一度作ったものを改善のために組み直す場面を覚え、単なる校正より大幅な修正を含み得ると意識しましょう。
Break reworking into re-, “again,” work, and -ing. It describes the ongoing act of working on something again after an initial version already exists. Picture a writer revising a chapter, a team reshaping a design, or a manager changing a proposal after feedback. The spelling is regular: rework becomes reworking without doubling the final consonant. Learn combinations such as “reworking the design,” “reworking a proposal,” and “spent the afternoon reworking it.” Compared with proofreading, reworking can involve larger changes to structure, content, or function, not merely correcting small errors.
例文
She is reworking the first chapter of her report.
彼女は報告書の第1章を手直ししています。
The team spent the afternoon reworking the design.
チームは午後を使ってデザインを手直ししました。
After the review, he began reworking the proposal.
レビューの後、彼は提案書の手直しを始めました。
reworking の類義語・関連語
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reworking の語源・成り立ち Etymology
「再び」の接頭辞re-（ラテン語）と「働く」語根work（古英語）、動作の名詞化を表す-ingで構成。「一度作った工程をもう一度行う」という語源が、製品や文章を「手直しする」意味に自然に繋がります。同じwork語根のoverworkやhomeworkも同構造です。
Reworking is formed from rework plus the participial suffix -ing. Rework itself combines re-, meaning “again” or “anew,” with work, a word inherited from Old English weorc. Its structure directly expresses doing work on something another time. The modern verb commonly refers to revising or reshaping an existing text, design, plan, or product. The -ing form presents that activity as ongoing or treats the process itself as a noun-like concept.
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