securing
確保する
解説 Definition
securing は secure（確保する、安全にする）の現在分詞・動名詞です。必要なものや場所、権利などを得て確実に保つことを表します。
The present participle or gerund of “secure,” meaning the act or process of obtaining something needed, such as seats, supplies, rights, or a room, and making certain that it is available or safely held.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 secure「確保する、安全にする」の語末 e を落として -ing を付けた形で、発音は /sɪˈkjʊərɪŋ/。securing seats、securing enough water、securing a room のように、必要な物を「手に入れ、使える状態を確実にする」場面で覚えます。security「安全・保障」と結び付けると、単に得るだけでなく確実に保つ感覚もつかめます。
Begin with secure, which can mean “obtain and make certain of having.” To form securing, remove the final silent e and add -ing: secure becomes securing. Picture securing seats before a meeting, securing enough water for a trip, or securing a quiet room. In each case, the goal is not merely to look for something but to obtain it and make its availability certain. Connect the word with security, which carries the broader idea of safety and assurance. This helps distinguish securing something from simply requesting it or hoping that it will be available.
例文
We are securing seats for the meeting.
私たちは会議の席を確保しています。
The team is securing enough water for the trip.
チームは旅行に十分な水を確保しています。
Securing a quiet room took some time.
静かな部屋を確保するのに少し時間がかかりました。
securing の類義語・関連語
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securing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語「securus」（se-＝～なしに＋cura＝心配）が語源で、「心配のない状態にする」が原義。古フランス語「securer」を経て英語に入った。関連語にsecurity（安全）、cure（治療＝心配を除く）がある。
Securing is the -ing form of secure, made by dropping the final silent e before adding -ing. Secure comes from Latin securus, meaning “free from care” or “safe.” That adjective is traditionally analyzed as se-, “without,” plus cura, “care” or “concern.” Through French and later English use, secure developed verbal meanings including making safe, fastening firmly, and obtaining something with certainty.
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