associate
associate は英検準2級・英検2級・英検準1級・TOEIC 730・TOEFL 60・IELTS 5.5レベルの英単語で、「関連付ける、仲間、付き合う」という意味があります。発音記号は /əˈsoʊsiət/ です。
意味一覧 (3件)
関連付ける
解説 Definition
AをBと結びつけて考える、または事実・印象・原因として関連させる動詞です。匂いと記憶、病気と習慣、人物と事件など、頭の中の連想や分析上のつながりを述べるときに使います。名詞の「関係者」と同じ「結びつき」が核です。
To associate means to connect one person, thing, or idea with another in your mind or in meaning. It is often used when people naturally link two things because they often appear together or seem related. It can also mean to spend time with someone as part of a group or social relationship, depending on context.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
動詞では associate A with B の形をまず押さえると使いやすいです。I associate this song with summer. なら、曲を聞くと夏を思い出すという心理的な連想です。研究文では A is associated with B の受け身で「AはBと関連がある」と控えめに述べます。connect よりも、記憶・印象・統計的関連など、直接つなぐというより「結びついて見える」感覚が強い語です。
Think of `associate` as making a mental link between two things. The key pattern is `associate A with B`, so memorize one full example like `I associate this song with summer`. Also learn `be associated with`, which appears very often.
例文
The study associates regular exercise with improved health outcomes.
その研究は定期的な運動と健康成果の改善を関連付けています。
We should not associate poverty with lack of intelligence.
貧困と知能の欠如を関連付けるべきではありません。
The detective tried to associate the two crimes.
その刑事は2つの犯罪を関連付けようとしました。
同僚、仲間
(意味 2)解説 Definition
組織や仕事、活動で一定の関わりを持つ相手を指す名詞です。親友よりも距離があり、同僚・取引先・側近・過去の関係者など、立場を少しぼかして「関係者」と言いたいビジネス文書や報道で使われます。
An associate is someone you are connected with through work, an organization, an activity, or a shared situation. The word is often less personal than friend and can sound more formal or slightly indirect. It is common in business writing and news reports when the exact relationship is not very close or is not fully explained, such as a colleague, business contact, aide, or former connection.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
名詞 associate は「一緒に結びついている人」という感覚で覚えると自然です。friend のような私的な親しさより、仕事・団体・事件・活動を通じた関係性に焦点があります。business associate なら取引上の相手、close associate なら側近、former associate なら以前の関係者。語の中心は「仲のよさ」ではなく「関係の存在」です。
Think of an associate as a person who is connected with you, not necessarily someone you love or know very well. Unlike friend, associate focuses on the relationship through work, a group, an event, or an activity. A business associate is a work contact, a close associate is someone near an important person, and a former associate is someone who used to be connected.
例文
She met a business associate for lunch to discuss the new contract.
彼女は新しい契約について話し合うため、取引上の仲間と昼食をとった。
The mayor’s close associate denied any involvement in the scandal.
市長の側近は、その不祥事への関与を否定した。
A former associate of the company spoke to reporters about its early days.
その会社の元関係者が、創業当時について記者に話した。
付き合う
(意味 3)解説 Definition
人と親しく関わったり、行動をともにしたりすることを表す。特に associate with の形で、ある人々と交際する、仲間として交わるという文脈でよく使う。
To associate means to spend time with people or be connected with them in a social or friendly way. It is especially common in the phrase associate with, meaning to mix with a particular person or group. The word can suggest that someone belongs to, supports, or is influenced by the people they spend time with.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
associate は「頭の中で二つをセットにする」と覚えると残りやすい語です。social / society と同じ soci- を見たら「人や物がつながる」感覚を思い出すとよいです。頻出は associate A with B で「AをBと結び付ける」。I associate this song with summer. のように、曲・匂い・場所が記憶や印象を呼び起こす場面でよく使います。単なる connect よりも、経験・印象・原因などを自然に関連付けるニュアンスが強めです。受け身の be associated with もセットで覚えると定着します。
Think of associate as putting two things together in your mind. The soci part is related to words like social and society, so it can help you remember the idea of people or things being connected. A common pattern is associate A with B, as in connecting a song, smell, or place with a memory or feeling. Also learn be associated with as a useful fixed phrase.
例文
He does not associate with people who treat others badly.
彼は他人をひどく扱う人たちとは付き合わない。
She began to associate with artists and writers after moving to the city.
彼女は都会に引っ越してから芸術家や作家たちと付き合うようになった。
Parents often worry about who their children associate with at school.
親は子どもが学校で誰と付き合っているのかをよく心配する。
associate を含む表現
句動詞・イディオムなど 3 件。クリックで各表現の詳細へ。
associate の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 associare（ad-「〜に」+ socius「仲間」）に由来し、「仲間に加える・結びつける」が原義。socius は印欧祖語の *sekw-（従う）に遡る。関連語: society, social。人を仲間として結びつけることから「関連付ける」の意味が生まれた。
"Associate" comes from Latin associare, meaning "to join to" or "make into a companion." It is formed from ad- "to" and socius "companion, ally." The earliest sense was bringing people together as partners, and from there it grew into the broader idea of connecting people, things, or ideas. Related words include social and society.
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