clerkship
書記・事務官の職務；（法律・医療の）実習、研修
解説 Definition
clerk として働く職務や地位、またはその勤務期間を指す名詞。特に法律分野では裁判官や法律事務所での司法修習的な勤務、医療分野では病院で臨床経験を積む実習期間を表すことが多い。
Clerkship is a period of work or training as a clerk, or a job connected with office records and documents. It is also commonly used in law and medicine for practical training under supervision. The exact meaning depends on the professional context.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
clerk が「事務職・書記」だと分かれば、-ship は friendship, membership のように「地位・期間・あり方」を作る語尾なので、clerkship は「clerkとしての職務・在任期間」と整理できる。実際には law clerkship, judicial clerkship, medical clerkship の形で、法曹・医療の実務研修を指すことが多い。internship と近いが、より専門職向けで肩書き感がある語。
Think of `clerk` first. The ending `-ship`, like in `friendship` or `membership`, often shows a role, state, or period, so `clerkship` means the role or training period of a clerk. You will often see it in fixed phrases like `judicial clerkship` or `medical clerkship`.
例文
She completed a judicial clerkship at the Supreme Court after graduating from law school.
彼女はロースクール卒業後、最高裁判所で司法クラークの研修を終えた。
The medical clerkship gave students hands-on experience in various hospital departments.
その臨床実習は、学生に病院のさまざまな診療科で実地経験を与えた。
His clerkship at the law firm helped him decide to specialize in corporate litigation.
その法律事務所での研修勤務の経験が、彼に企業訴訟を専門にすると決めさせた。
clerkship の類義語・関連語
派生語
clerkship の語源・成り立ち Etymology
clerkship は clerk「事務職・書記」に名詞語尾 -ship が付いた語で、clerk は教会ラテン語 clericus、さらにギリシャ語 klerikos にさかのぼる。もとは「聖職者」で、読み書きを担ったことから clerical や clergy と同じく事務の意味へ広がった。
Clerkship is built from clerk and the noun ending -ship. Clerk comes from Late Latin clericus and Greek klerikos, which originally meant a clergyman. Because churchmen were often the people who could read and write, the word later moved from a religious sense to the idea of a writer or office worker, as in clergy and clerical.
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