謝罪者
解説 Definition
apologist は、ある考え・人物・組織などを擁護したり弁明したりする人を指します。日本語の「謝罪者」と訳されることがありますが、実際には謝る人というより、批判に対して正当化や弁護をする人という意味で使われます。
A person who publicly defends or attempts to justify a belief, person, organization, or system, especially when it has been criticized. The word often suggests that the defense excuses serious faults or objectionable conduct.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
apology と同根ですが、現代の apologist は「謝る人」ではなく、批判された思想・人物・制度を言葉で擁護する人です。an apologist for the regime のように for と結び付く形を覚え、supporter よりも「批判への弁明・正当化を担う」という含みを意識しましょう。
Although apologist belongs to the same historical word family as apology, it usually does not mean someone who says sorry. Connect it instead with the older sense of making a defense in words. Learn the common pattern “an apologist for” a government, policy, ideology, or organization. Compared with supporter, apologist places more emphasis on answering criticism or justifying faults, and it can carry a disapproving tone when speakers think the defense is unreasonable.
例文
The writer was known as an apologist for the old political system.
その作家は古い政治制度の擁護者として知られていました。
Critics called him an apologist for policies that harmed poor communities.
批評家たちは、貧しい地域社会に害を与えた政策の弁護者だと彼を呼びました。
She did not want to be seen as an apologist for the company's mistakes.
彼女は会社の過ちを弁明する人だと思われたくありませんでした。
apologist の類義語・関連語
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apologist の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ギリシャ語 apologia（弁明）に由来。apo-（離れて）+ logos（言葉）で「言葉で身を守る」が原義。apology（謝罪）と同根だが、本来は「弁護・擁護する人」の意味。apologize も同じ語根を持つ。
Apologist ultimately comes from Greek apologia, meaning a speech or statement made in defense. The Greek formation is associated with apo- and logos, “speech” or “reasoned account.” It entered English through the word apology, whose older senses included a formal defense rather than an expression of regret. The suffix -ist identifies a person who practices or advocates something, so an apologist is literally one who offers a defense.
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