adjudicator
意味一覧 (2件)
裁定者
解説 Definition
紛争や競技において公正な判定を下す役割の人。審判員や仲裁人。
An adjudicator is a person or organization that makes an official judgment in a dispute, case, or competition. The word is common in legal, administrative, and judging contexts where a neutral decision is needed. It suggests formal authority and a structured process.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
adjudicator は adjudicate（裁定する）の人版で、judge と同じ judic-「裁く・判断する」を含みます。この「裁定者」は、試合中の審判員というより、紛争・契約・行政手続きなどで証拠や主張を検討し、正式な結論を出す権限を持つ人を指す硬い用法です。arbitrator は仲裁人、mediator は合意を助ける仲介者で、adjudicator はより「決定を下す役」に焦点があります。
Keep `judge` at the center of the word. An `adjudicator` is the person connected with `adjudicate`, just as an `actor` acts. Remember it as someone who gives the final decision in a contest, dispute, or formal review.
例文
The adjudicator reviewed all the evidence before rendering a final decision.
裁定者は最終決定を下す前にすべての証拠を検討した。
An independent adjudicator was appointed to resolve the dispute between the two companies.
両社間の紛争を解決するために独立した仲裁人が任命された。
The adjudicator at the music competition praised the young pianist's technique.
音楽コンクールの審査員は若いピアニストの技術を称賛した。
審判員
(意味 2)解説 Definition
競技やコンテストで、規則に従って勝敗・得点・反則などを判断する人を指します。referee や judge より少し硬い語で、公式な大会や審査の場面で使われやすい名詞です。
An adjudicator is a person who officially decides results, scores, fouls, or winners in a contest, competition, or formal event. The word is more formal than referee or judge and is often used in situations where decisions are made by clear rules or procedures. You often hear it in debates, music competitions, and official matches rather than in casual everyday sports talk.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
judge を中心に考えると覚えやすい語です。adjudicate は「判定する・裁く」という動詞で、-or / -ator は actor, creator と同じく「その役をする人」を表します。競技では referee が最も日常的ですが、adjudicator は討論大会・音楽コンクール・公式な試合など、判定が手続きとして行われる場面で使われやすい語です。別エントリの「裁定者」は紛争や制度上の決定に寄る意味なので、ここでは試合や審査の判定役として覚えます。
Think of the word judge in the middle of adjudicator. The verb adjudicate means "to decide officially" or "to judge," and -or or -ator means "a person who does that job," like actor or creator. In sports, referee is more common in everyday speech, but adjudicator is often used in formal settings such as debate contests, music competitions, and official matches.
例文
The adjudicator checked the rules carefully before announcing the final score.
審判員は最終得点を発表する前に、規則を注意深く確認した。
Each adjudicator at the debate tournament gave points for logic, style, and teamwork.
その討論大会では、各審判員が論理性、話し方、チームワークに点を付けた。
The organizers invited an experienced adjudicator to judge the national music competition.
主催者は全国音楽コンクールの判定役として、経験豊かな審判員を招いた。
adjudicator の語源・成り立ち Etymology
adjudicatorはad-「〜へ」+ judic-「裁く」+ -ator「する人」から成るラテン語系の語です。judgeやjudicialと同根で、「判断をある結論へ持っていく人」と考えると、争いに決着をつける裁定者だとわかります。
Adjudicator comes from Latin-based parts: ad- "to," judic- "judge," and -ator "person who does." It is closely related to judge and judicial. The original sense is a person who brings a matter to judgment, which then became the idea of someone who gives a formal decision.
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