withstanding
耐える
解説 Definition
withstanding は withstand（耐える、持ちこたえる）の現在分詞・動名詞です。圧力・衝撃・困難・悪条件などに負けずに耐えることを表します。
Continuing to resist or remain undamaged by pressure, force, heat, weather, or another difficult condition, or the act of doing so. It is the present participle and gerund form of withstand.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 withstand「耐える」に -ing をそのまま付け、末尾を /ɪŋ/ と発音する形です。with- はここでは「一緒に」でなく「逆らって」で、圧力に向かって stand「立つ」像が核です。withstand heat、withstand pressure、withstand strong winds のように、負荷や悪条件を目的語に取る組み合わせで覚えます。
Start with withstand, meaning “to resist successfully,” and add -ing directly; the ending is pronounced /ɪŋ/. In this old compound, with- carries the sense of “against,” so the core picture is standing against a force without giving way. Use that image for a bridge facing strong winds, a material resisting heat, or a worker handling pressure. Learn common patterns such as withstanding pressure, withstanding heat, and withstanding severe weather. The word suggests continued resistance, not merely experiencing a difficult condition.
例文
The bridge is withstanding heavy rain and strong winds.
その橋は大雨と強風に耐えています。
Withstanding pressure is part of the job.
プレッシャーに耐えることは、その仕事の一部です。
The material was tested for withstanding heat over a long period.
その素材は長時間の熱に耐えられるか試験されました。
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withstanding の語源・成り立ち Etymology
withstanding は withstand + -ing の名詞化で、「耐え抜くこと」という語です。withstand は古英語 wiþstandan に由来し、with- は今の「一緒に」ではなく wiþ「〜に逆らって」、stand は「立つ」なので、原義は「逆らって立つ」。stand, standard も関連語です。
Withstanding is formed by adding -ing to withstand. Withstand comes from Old English withstandan, in which with meant “against” and standan meant “to stand.” Its literal historical image is therefore standing against an opposing force. That structure remains transparent in the modern meaning: resisting pressure, damage, attack, heat, weather, or hardship without failing or giving way.
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