解き放つ
解説 Definition
unleashing は unleash（解き放つ、放出する）の現在分詞・動名詞です。抑えられていた力・感情・行動などを外に出すことを表し、やや強い響きがあります。
Unleashing is the present participle or gerund of unleash. It refers to releasing a previously controlled or limited force, emotion, action, or creative ability, often suggesting that the result is powerful or difficult to restrain.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
unleashing は unleash の現在分詞・動名詞で、語末の e を落として -ing を付けた形です。発音は /ʌnˈliːʃɪŋ/。un-「外す」＋leash「つなぎひも」から、犬のひもを外す像を思い浮かべ、unleashing energy、ideas、creativity のように、抑えられた力や発想を解き放つ表現へつなげます。
Start with the base verb unleash and add -ing after dropping the final silent e: unleash becomes unleashing. The literal picture is removing a leash so that an animal can run free. Modern figurative uses preserve that image when energy, creativity, emotion, or destructive force is released from restraint. Learn common combinations such as unleashing the team’s energy, unleashing fresh ideas, and unleashing creativity. The word is stronger than simply allowing something; it suggests that substantial power or potential had been held back.
例文
The coach focused on unleashing the team's energy.
コーチはチームの力を解き放つことに集中しました。
The new tool is unleashing fresh ideas in the design team.
その新しい道具はデザインチームの新しい発想を引き出しています。
By removing old limits, the project began unleashing real creativity.
古い制約を取り除くことで、そのプロジェクトは本当の創造力を解き放ち始めました。
unleashing の類義語・関連語
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unleashing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
unleashing は unleash の現在分詞で、un-「外す」+ leash「つなぎひも」から成る語です。leash は古フランス語経由でラテン語 laxus「ゆるい」にさかのぼり、ひもを外して自由にする感覚がそのまま「解き放つ」になります。関連語は leash, lax。
Unleashing is the -ing form of unleash, built from un- in its reversative sense, “remove or undo,” and leash, a restraining cord. Leash entered English through French and is ultimately associated with Latin laxus, “loose.” Unleash therefore originally described freeing an animal from its leash. The verb later developed figurative uses for releasing force, anger, violence, energy, or creativity. The final silent e of unleash is dropped before the suffix -ing.
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