unremitting
絶え間ない
解説 Definition
絶え間ない。継続的に続いて、決して止まることのない状態。努力や行動が継続的に続く様子を表現する。
Unremitting means continuing without stopping or becoming weaker. It is often used for pain, effort, pressure, criticism, or difficult conditions that go on for a long time. The word is quite formal and emphasizes constant intensity.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず `un-` が付くので、意味をひっくり返す語だと見る。`remitting` は「勢いが弱まる・和らぐ」方向を連想すると、`unremitting` はその逆で「弱まらない」→「絶え間ない」。`unremitting effort` `unremitting pressure` のように、努力・圧力・攻撃・雨などが休みなく続く場面で使われやすい。`continuous` よりも硬く、相手を休ませない感じが強い。`intermittent`（断続的な）とは正反対で、「切れ目ゼロ」と対比して覚えると残りやすい。
Look at the opposite idea: if something `remits`, it becomes weaker or less strong. So `unremitting` means it does not become weaker at all. Remember common pairs like `unremitting effort` or `unremitting pressure`, and contrast it with `intermittent`, which has breaks.
例文
Her unremitting dedication to her work impressed everyone.
彼女の仕事への絶え間ない献身が皆を感動させた。
The unremitting rain lasted for days.
絶え間ない雨は数日間続いた。
He pursued his dreams with unremitting effort.
彼は夢を絶え間ない努力で追い求めた。
unremitting の類義語・関連語
unremitting の語源・成り立ち Etymology
unremitting は un-「ない」+ remitting から成り、「ゆるめない」が原義です。remit はラテン語 remittere「送り返す・ゆるめる」に由来し、re-「後ろへ」+ mittere「送る」から、休みなく続く意味が生まれました。関連語は remit, transmit です。
Unremitting is formed from un- "not" and remitting. Remit comes from Latin remittere, from re- "back" and mittere "send," and it could mean "send back," "relax," or "ease." From the sense of not relaxing or not letting up, unremitting came to describe something that continues without a pause. Related words include remit and transmit.
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