解雇
解説 Definition
sacking は sack（解雇する）の動名詞・現在分詞から来た名詞で、解雇という意味です。特に仕事を失わせる行為やその出来事を指し、イギリス英語でよく使われます。
Sacking is the act or event of dismissing someone from a job, especially suddenly or as a punishment. It is chiefly used in British English and often appears in phrases such as “the sacking of a manager” or “his unfair sacking.”
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
動詞 sack「解雇する」に -ing をそのまま付けた形で、sack の k は重ねず sacking、発音は /ˈsækɪŋ/ です。名詞では the sacking of the manager「管理者の解雇」のように使い、主にイギリス英語の口語的な dismissal と覚えます。袋 sack を渡され職場を去る歴史的な像も手掛かりになります。
Connect sacking with the verb sack, meaning to dismiss someone from employment, and with the noun sack, a bag. Historically, dismissal became associated with being given one’s sack or packing tools and belongings into a bag before leaving work. Grammatically, add -ing directly to sack without doubling the final k: sack becomes sacking, pronounced /ˈsækɪŋ/. In this entry it functions as a noun. Remember the common pattern the sacking of an employee and compare it with the more neutral, formal word dismissal.
例文
His sacking surprised many people in the office.
彼の解雇は職場の多くの人を驚かせました。
The sacking of the manager was announced on Monday.
その管理者の解雇は月曜日に発表されました。
She said the sacking was unfair and asked for a review.
彼女はその解雇は不公平だと言い、再検討を求めました。
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sacking の語源・成り立ち Etymology
19世紀の英国で、職人が解雇時に工具を「袋」に詰めて持ち帰った慣習に由来します。ラテン語saccusに由来する語根sack（袋）と名詞化接尾辞-ingが結合しており、退職＝袋を持ち帰る図から意味が定着しました。同語根にsackcloth（粗布）があります。
Sacking consists of the verb sack and the action-forming ending -ing. Sack ultimately comes through Germanic and Romance forms related to Latin saccus, meaning a bag. The employment sense developed in British usage through expressions such as give someone the sack, traditionally associated with workers taking away their tools or possessions in a sack when dismissed. Sacking consequently came to denote the act or event of dismissal.
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