workingとは

語源 1

From Middle English werking, werkynge, warkynge, worchinge, from 古期英語 wyrcung (“working, work”), verbal noun of wyrcan (“to work”), equivalent to work +‎ -ing. Cognate with Scots wirking, warking, Dutch werking, German Wirkung.

名詞

working (複数形 workings)

1. (usually in the plural) Operation; action.
2. Method of operation.
3. Fermentation.
4. (of bodies of water) Becoming full of a vegetable substance.

語源 2

From work +‎ -ing. Compare Scots wirkand, werkand, warkand (“working”), Dutch werkend (“working, acting”), German wirkend (“acting, working”).

動詞

working

1. present participle of work

   Leave him alone; he's working.

形容詞

working (not comparable)

1. That is or are functioning.

   a working ventilator

2. That suffices but requires additional work.

   a working copy of the script

3. In paid employment.

   working mothers

4. Of or relating to employment.

   the working week

5. Enough to allow one to use something.

   a working knowledge of computers

同意語

• (functioning): functioning; up (mainly used of computers)
• (that suffices but requires further work): draft, provisional, temporary
• (in paid employment): employed, in employment
• (of または relating to employment): work
• (enough to allow one to use something): basic

反意語

• (functioning): broken, broken-down, down (mainly used of computers)

下位語

• known-working

関連する語

• work

参照

• working in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911