under consideration
under consideration は英検1級レベルの英単語で、「検討中」という意味があります。発音記号は /ˈʌndər kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən/ です。
検討中
解説 Definition
何かを決定する前に関係者がじっくり検討を続けている状態を表す言い方です。提出された提案や計画がまだ正式に決まっておらず保留になっているときに使います。会議やメールでよく見かける表現です。
If something is under consideration, people are thinking about it carefully before making a decision. It is often used in formal situations such as business, government, or planning. This phrase suggests that no final decision has been made yet.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
consider を知っていれば、consideration は「検討・熟考」の名詞形。そこに under が付くと、「判断のための検討の下に置かれている」という感覚で、まだ結論が出ていない状態を表す。be under consideration でひとかたまりで覚えるとよく、a proposal / your application is under consideration の形が頻出。under review, under discussion と並べると、どれも「正式決定前に扱われている」流れで整理しやすい。
Start from the verb "consider," then remember "consideration" is the noun form. If something is "under consideration," it is still under careful thinking, not decided yet. Learn the full chunk: "be under consideration," like "Your application is under consideration."
例文
Your application is under consideration while the committee reviews the materials.
委員会が資料を確認している間、あなたの応募は検討中です。
The location change is still under consideration, so we can't send the announcement yet.
開催地の変更案はまだ検討中なので、発表はできません。
under consideration の類義語・関連語
類義語
under consideration の語源・成り立ち Etymology
considerationはラテン語considerāre（よく観察する）から、con-（共に）+sīdus（星）が語源で、元は「星を一緒に眺めて熟考する」意。underで「検討の下にある→検討中」を表す。関連語：considerable（かなりの）、sidereal（星の）。
"Consideration" comes from Latin "considerare," meaning to examine carefully or think about closely. The word is often linked to "con-" meaning "together" and "sidus," meaning "star," suggesting the old image of observing the stars before making a judgment. With "under," the phrase came to mean something being kept within the process of careful thought. Related English words include "consider" and "considerable," and "sidereal" shares the star root.
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