solidifying
固まる
解説 Definition
solidifying は solidify（固まる、固める）の現在分詞・動名詞です。液体や柔らかいものが固体になる場合だけでなく、考えや計画がはっきり固まっていく場合にも使えます。
Solidifying is the process of becoming solid or causing something to become solid, often through cooling or setting. It can also refer figuratively to an idea, plan, agreement, or relationship becoming clearer, firmer, and more definite.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
solidifying は solidify「固まる・固める」の現在分詞・動名詞で、-ing を付けても語末の y は残り、/səˈlɪdɪfaɪɪŋ/ と発音します。冷えたチョコレートやセメントが固体になる場面に加え、a plan is solidifying のように計画が明確に固まる比喩用法も一緒に覚えます。
Build solidifying from solidify, “to make or become solid,” plus -ing. Unlike verbs ending in silent e, solidify keeps its final y before -ing: solidifying, pronounced /səˈlɪdɪfaɪɪŋ/. The element solid supplies the core image, while -ify means “make or become.” First picture chocolate cooling or cement setting; then extend that physical image to an abstract plan becoming firm and definite after discussion. Useful patterns include is solidifying, began solidifying, and the solidifying of an agreement.
例文
The chocolate is solidifying as it cools on the tray.
チョコレートはトレーの上で冷めながら固まっています。
The cement began solidifying before the workers finished the path.
作業員が道を仕上げる前に、セメントが固まり始めました。
Their plan is solidifying after several careful discussions.
何度か慎重に話し合ったあと、彼らの計画は固まりつつあります。
solidifying の類義語・関連語
対義語
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solidifying の語源・成り立ち Etymology
solidifying は solidify「固める・固まる」の動作名詞で、solid はラテン語 solidus「固い、完全な」、-fy は「〜にする」、-ing は動作を表します。つまり「固体の状態にしていくこと」がそのまま意味になり、関連語に solid と consolidate があります。
Solidifying is the -ing form of solidify. Solidify combines solid with the verb-forming element -ify, from Latin -ificare, conveying the idea of making or becoming. Solid comes through French from Latin solidus, “firm, whole, or substantial.” The final -ing presents the process as ongoing or names it as an activity. The spelling retains the y of solidify before -ing.
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