vowing
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解説 Definition
vowing は vow（誓う、固く約束する）の現在分詞・動名詞です。強い決意や約束を口にする行為を表し、改まった文脈でもよく使われます。
Vowing is the act of making a serious, firm, or solemn promise, or the participial form used while someone makes such a promise. It commonly introduces the promised action with a to-infinitive, as in “vowing to improve safety.”
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 vow に -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、語末の w は重ねず vowing となる。発音は原形 /vaʊ/ に /ɪŋ/ を続けた /ˈvaʊɪŋ/。vowing to improve、vowing never to return のように、単なる promise より公的・強い決意を表す場面と結び付ける。
Vowing is the -ing form of vow. Add -ing directly without doubling the final w: vow becomes vowing. Its pronunciation keeps the diphthong of vow, /vaʊ/, followed by /ɪŋ/, so the two vowel sounds remain audible. Remember it through patterns such as “vowing to finish the work” and “vowing never to return.” Compared with simply promising, vowing usually presents the commitment as especially firm, solemn, or public. It can function as a participle describing an action or as a gerund naming the act of making that commitment.
例文
She stood before the group, vowing to finish the work.
彼女は一同の前に立ち、その仕事を終えると誓いました。
The mayor ended the speech by vowing to improve safety.
市長は安全性を向上させると誓って演説を締めくくりました。
They left the meeting vowing to cooperate more closely.
彼らはより緊密に協力すると誓って会議を後にしました。
vowing の類義語・関連語
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vowing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
vowing は vow「誓い・誓う」に -ing が付いた形です。vow は古フランス語 vou から入り、さらにラテン語 votum「神への誓願」に由来し、vote・devote と同根なので、単なる約束より重い「神前での誓い」の感覚が核にあります。
Vowing is formed from the verb vow plus the participial suffix -ing. Vow entered English through Old French forms such as vou and ultimately comes from Latin votum, “a solemn promise, dedication, or wish,” especially one addressed to a deity. Votum is the source of vote, while devote belongs to the same broader Latin word family. This history helps explain why a vow often sounds more solemn and binding than an ordinary promise.
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