waging
賭ける
解説 Definition
waging は wage（賭ける）の現在分詞・動名詞形です。お金や価値のあるものを結果が不確かなことに賭けている、という場面で使われます。
The present participle or gerund of wage, here meaning to risk money or something valuable on the uncertain result of a game, contest, or other event.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 wage に、語末の e を残したまま -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞形です。発音は「ウェイジング」。wage は通常「戦争・運動を遂行する」で、金銭なら wager や bet のほうが一般的ですが、ここでは wage money on a game という「結果に金を賭けている」場面と結び付けます。
Waging is the present participle and gerund of wage: simply add -ing without dropping the final e, and pronounce it “WAY-jing.” Wage is most commonly seen in expressions such as wage war or wage a campaign, where resources and effort are committed to something. In these examples, however, it means putting money at risk on an uncertain result. Picture someone waging fifty dollars on a final game. In ordinary modern English, betting or wagering money is usually more natural, so remember this sense together with that usage distinction.
例文
He is waging fifty dollars on the final game.
彼は決勝戦に50ドルを賭けています。
Maya regretted waging her bonus on a risky bet.
マヤは危険な賭けにボーナスを賭けたことを後悔しました。
They were waging small amounts at the charity event.
彼らはチャリティーイベントで少額を賭けていました。
waging の類義語・関連語
waging の語源・成り立ち Etymology
接頭辞等の分割はなく、古フランス語「担保」やゲルマン語「誓約」に由来する。「資源や信頼を差し出す」意が語の核。戦いに自らの覚悟を「担保に入れる」様子から、紛争の遂行や賭ける意味へ発展した。mortgage（抵当権）やwager（賭金）が同系語。
Waging is formed from wage plus the participial suffix -ing. Wage entered English through Old North French and is related to Germanic words concerning a pledge or security. The underlying idea was something given or committed as a guarantee. That notion developed into senses involving undertaking a conflict or staking something on an outcome. Wager is historically related, and mortgage contains another element derived from the same broad Germanic family of words for a pledge.
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