United Nations
国際連合
解説 Definition
国際連合 ※U.N.（UN）(省略語)
An international organization founded in 1945 whose member states cooperate on peace, security, human rights, development, and other global concerns. Its name is normally preceded by the, and it is widely abbreviated as the UN.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
united（結び付いた）と nations（国々）から、「結び付いた国々」という構成を捉えます。国際機関名なので the United Nations と定冠詞を付け、略称も the UN とするのが基本です。work for peace、help people などの活動を表す表現と一緒に覚え、戦前の League of Nations と区別します。
The name is built from united, meaning joined together, and nations, meaning countries: many countries cooperating through one organization. Learn it with the definite article in “the United Nations” and also in the abbreviation “the UN.” Useful combinations include “the United Nations works for peace,” “a UN member state,” and “a UN agency.” Distinguish it from the League of Nations, the earlier international organization formed after World War I. The plural Nations highlights that the organization brings many states together.
例文
The United Nations works for peace.
国際連合は平和のために活動します。
The United Nations helps many people.
国際連合は多くの人を助けています。
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United Nations の語源・成り立ち Etymology
United（結び付いた）と Nations（国々）からなる名称です。第二次世界大戦中に連合国を指す名称として使われ、1945年に発足した国際機関の名になりました。
United Nations combines united, “joined together,” with the plural noun nations, “countries or peoples organized as states.” During the Second World War, the expression “United Nations” was used for the Allied countries. It then became the official name of the international organization established in 1945. The wording emphasizes cooperation among member states. In modern English, the full name and the abbreviation UN are ordinarily used with the definite article the.
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