書き換え
解説 Definition
rewriting は rewrite（書き換える、書き直す）の動名詞・現在分詞です。名詞としては、文章や原稿、コードなどを書き換えることや書き直しの作業を指します。
The act or process of writing a text, passage, or piece of code again in order to change its content, structure, style, or quality. It can also refer to a revised version produced through this process.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 rewrite「書き直す」の語末の無音の e を取って -ing を付けた形。rewrite /ˌriːˈraɪt/ に対し rewriting /ˌriːˈraɪtɪŋ/ と末尾に音節が加わる。report や introduction の内容・構成を直す作業を思い浮かべ、単なる誤字修正の correcting より広い「書き換え」と覚える。
Connect rewriting directly with rewrite: it means doing the writing again, usually to improve or substantially change it. The silent final e in rewrite is dropped before -ing, producing rewriting. The pronunciation changes from /ˌriːˈraɪt/ to /ˌriːˈraɪtɪŋ/ by adding a final syllable. Picture someone returning to a report, introduction, or paragraph and changing its wording or structure. Unlike correcting, which may involve only fixing errors, rewriting often suggests broader revision.
例文
Rewriting the report took two hours.
その報告書の書き換えには2時間かかりました。
She focused on rewriting the introduction.
彼女は序論の書き換えに集中しました。
The teacher suggested rewriting the final paragraph.
先生は最後の段落を書き直すよう提案しました。
rewriting の類義語・関連語
rewriting の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 wrītan（書く、刻む）に接頭辞 re-（再び）を加えた rewrite の名詞形。wrītan はゲルマン祖語で「引っ掻いて記す」が原義。関連語に write（書く）、writ（令状）がある。「もう一度刻み直す」という原義が書き換えの意味につながる。
Rewriting is formed from the verb rewrite and the suffix -ing. Rewrite combines the prefix re-, meaning “again,” with write, from Old English wrītan, originally associated with scratching, inscribing, or forming written marks. Thus, the word’s structure literally suggests writing something again. In modern use, the resulting noun can describe the process of revising text, manuscripts, reports, or computer code.
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