側近
解説 Definition
「aides」は、上位の人物を補佐・支援する側近や助手を意味する名詞「aide」の複数形です。政治家や高官の補佐官、または介護の補助者を指す場合にも使われます。公的な場面では、政府や軍の補佐職員を指すことが多いです。
Aides are people who assist an important official, senior leader, professional, or person needing care. The plural noun often refers to political or military staff members who provide information, organize work, and carry out supporting duties.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
単数形 aide「補佐官・助手」に複数語尾 -s が付いた形で、発音は /eɪdz/。語末の有声音 /d/ の後なので -s は /z/ になる。senator’s aides、presidential aides のように、権限を持つ人のそばで資料作成や調整を担う複数の補佐役を思い浮かべると覚えやすい。
Connect aides with the singular aide, meaning an assistant or supporting official. The regular plural ending is written -s, but it is pronounced /z/ after the voiced /d/, giving /eɪdz/. Picture several presidential aides standing beside a leader, preparing documents, arranging meetings, and supplying advice. This scene captures both the plural meaning and the typical relationship: aides work close to someone with greater authority or someone who needs practical help. Do not confuse aide, a person, with aid, which usually means help itself, though aid can also refer to a helper in some contexts.
例文
The senator's aides prepared the briefing documents overnight.
上院議員の側近たちは、一晩かけてブリーフィング資料を準備した。
Several presidential aides attended the emergency meeting.
数人の大統領補佐官が緊急会議に出席した。
The hospital aides helped patients with their daily activities.
病院の補助者たちは、患者の日常生活を手伝った。
aides の語源・成り立ち Etymology
aides は aide の複数形で、フランス語 aide「助ける人・援助」に由来します。さらにラテン語 adiuvare にさかのぼり、ad-「〜へ」+ iuvare「助ける」から成るため、「側近」は「そばで助ける人」という意味合いです。関連語は aid、adjutant。
Aides is the regular plural of aide. English borrowed aide from French aide, meaning “helper” or “assistance.” The French word is connected with aider, “to help,” ultimately from Latin adiuvare, also meaning “to help.” That Latin verb combines ad-, expressing direction toward, with iuvare, “to assist or benefit.” The modern spelling with final e helps distinguish the person noun aide from the broader noun and verb aid.
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