selecting
選択する
解説 Definition
selecting は select（選択する、選ぶ）の現在分詞・動名詞です。いくつかの選択肢の中から目的に合うものを選ぶ行為を表します。
The present participle and gerund form of select, referring to the process of carefully choosing a person or thing from several available possibilities, often according to a purpose or set of criteria.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 select に -ing をそのまま付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、語末の t は重ねず selecting。発音は /sɪˈlektɪŋ/。be selecting なら「選んでいる」、Selecting the right answer ... なら「選ぶこと」。choose より、複数候補を比べて目的に合うものを意識的に選び出す響きがある。
Selecting is the -ing form of select. Simply add -ing without doubling the final t: select becomes selecting, pronounced /sɪˈlektɪŋ/. It can describe an action in progress, as in “She is selecting a book,” or function as a gerund, as in “Selecting the right answer takes time.” Connect it with a set of visible options—books, answers, or photographs—and the act of identifying the one that best fits a purpose. Compared with choose, select often suggests a more deliberate choice among available candidates.
例文
She is selecting a book for class.
彼女は授業用の本を選んでいます。
Selecting the right answer takes time.
正しい答えを選ぶには時間がかかります。
They are selecting photos for the website.
彼らはウェブサイトに載せる写真を選んでいます。
selecting の類義語・関連語
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selecting の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 seligere（se-「離して」+ legere「選ぶ」）が語源。「多くの中から拾い分ける」が原義。関連語：select（選ぶ）、election（選挙）。legere は「読む」の意味もあり、lecture（講義）も同根。選び取る行為が本質。
Selecting is formed from select and the suffix -ing. Select ultimately comes from Latin seligere, meaning “to choose out,” formed from se-, “apart,” and legere, “to gather or choose.” The underlying image is separating a suitable item from a larger group. English received select through a Latin participial form. Other words historically connected with Latin legere include election, collect, and lecture, although their modern meanings developed along different paths.
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