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解説 Definition
shifting は shift（移す、変える、移動する）の現在分詞・動名詞です。位置、方向、考え、作業などが変わっていることや、変える動作を表します。
Shifting is the present-participle and gerund form of shift. It describes the ongoing act or process of moving something, changing position or direction, or transferring attention, emphasis, work, or resources from one area to another.
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shifting は shift の現在分詞・動名詞で、shift にそのまま -ing を付け、/ˈʃɪftɪŋ/ と発音します。「ある区分から別の区分へ移す」像を核に、wind is shifting、shifting the desks、shifting its focus to ... のように、方向・物・重点が変わる場面をまとめて覚えましょう。
Form shifting by adding -ing directly to shift; no letter is dropped or doubled. It is pronounced /ˈʃɪftɪŋ/ and can function in a continuous verb phrase or as a gerund. Keep one central image: something leaves one position, direction, or category and moves into another. The wind is shifting to the east, workers are shifting desks, and a company is shifting its focus to online services. The object may be physical or abstract, but the pattern shifting from A to B or shifting something to a new place remains consistent.
例文
The wind is shifting to the east.
風向きが東へ変わりつつあります。
They are shifting the desks to the back of the room.
彼らは机を部屋の後ろへ移動しています。
The company is shifting its focus to online services.
その会社は重点をオンラインサービスへ移しつつあります。
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shifting の語源・成り立ち Etymology
shifting は shift の現在分詞で、shift は古英語 sciftan／scifte にさかのぼり、「分ける・割り当てる・配置を変える」が原義です。語根には「切り分ける」感覚があり、schism も同系とされるので、「位置や状態を別の区分へ移す」が今の意味につながります。
Shifting is the present-participle and gerund form of shift. Shift is related to Old English sciftan and forms carrying senses such as dividing, arranging, or assigning. From the idea of changing an arrangement or allocation, the verb developed its modern meanings of moving position, changing direction, or transferring emphasis and resources. The suffix -ing marks the action as ongoing or allows the action or process to function as a noun.
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