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解説 Definition
undertakings は undertaking（事業、仕事、引き受けたこと）の複数形です。計画性や責任を伴う事業、業務、取り組みを複数指すときに使われます。
Undertakings are planned tasks, projects, or business activities that involve effort, organization, and responsibility. The plural often refers to several substantial ventures, especially those reviewed, financed, or managed by a company or public body.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
undertaking「引き受けた仕事・事業」に複数の -s が付いた形で、語末が有声音 /ŋ/ のため -s は /z/ と発音します。under＋take の「責任を引き受ける」という成り立ちから、計画・予算・責任を伴う複数の事業を思い浮かべます。projects より大規模で重い責任を示しやすい語です。
Begin with the singular undertaking: something that a person or organization undertakes, meaning accepts responsibility for and sets out to do. Add plural -s for more than one such activity; after the voiced /ŋ/ sound, the ending is pronounced /z/. Picture an annual report listing several new undertakings, each with its own plan, budget, and risks. That scene captures the word’s frequent formal tone. Compared with the broad word projects, undertakings often suggests substantial effort, commitment, or responsibility, especially in corporate, governmental, or legal contexts.
例文
The company listed several new undertakings in its annual report.
その会社は年次報告書にいくつかの新しい事業を記載しました。
Large public undertakings often require careful planning and clear budgets.
大規模な公共事業には、慎重な計画と明確な予算が必要なことがよくあります。
The committee reviewed the risks of all major undertakings before approval.
委員会は承認前に、すべての主要事業のリスクを検討しました。
undertakings の類義語・関連語
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undertakings の語源・成り立ち Etymology
undertakings は名詞 undertaking の複数形です。undertaking は動詞 undertake に -ing が付いて名詞化した語で、「引き受けた仕事」から「事業、取り組み」などを表すようになりました。undertake は中英語で under と take から成立しましたが、現代の語義を各要素の空間的な意味から字義どおりに解釈することはできません。
Undertakings is the plural of undertaking, a noun formed from the verb undertake and the suffix -ing. Undertake developed in Middle English from under and take, with the figurative sense of taking a duty or responsibility upon oneself. Undertaking consequently came to mean a task, promise, or enterprise that someone had accepted responsibility for. The final -s marks multiple enterprises and is pronounced /z/ after the voiced final sound.
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