consider A B
consider A B は英検1級・TOEIC 600レベルの英熟語で、「見なす」という意味があります。発音記号は /kənˈsɪdə eɪ æz biː/ です。
見なす
解説 Definition
AをBだと考える、またはAをBと見なすことを表します。人・物・状況に対する判断や評価を述べる表現です。
This expression means to judge or describe A as being B. It is often used when people officially, socially, or personally think of one thing or person in a particular way.
使い方 Usage
- Bには名詞や形容詞を置きます。consider her a leader は「彼女を指導者と見なす」、consider the plan risky は「計画を危険と考える」。 B can be a noun or adjective: consider her a leader uses a noun, while consider the plan risky uses an adjective.
- consider A to be B という形も使えます。consider her to be a leader は consider her a leader と同じ判断を表します。 Consider A to be B is also possible. Consider her to be a leader expresses the same judgment as consider her a leader.
使い分け Common distinctions
- この意味では consider A B を基本形として覚えます。see A as B や regard A as B は as を使う型です。 Learn consider A B as the basic pattern for this meaning. See A as B and regard A as B use as.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
consider「考えて判断する」を核に、「対象A、その評価B」の順で覚えましょう。consider her a leader なら、her が対象、a leader がその人への評価です。
Use consider as the idea of thinking and judging. Remember the order: the person or thing A, followed by the judgment B. In consider her a leader, her is A and a leader is B.
例文
The committee considers the plan too risky.
委員会はその計画を危険すぎると考えています。
Many people consider her a leading expert in the field.
多くの人が彼女をその分野の第一人者だと見なしています。
We consider access to clean water a basic right.
私たちは、安全な水を利用できることを基本的な権利だと考えています。
consider A B の類義語・関連語
consider A B の語源・成り立ち Etymology
considerはラテン語cōnsīderāre（よく観察する）に由来し、con-（共に）+sīdus（星）で「星を一緒に見て判断する」が原義。占星術で星の配置を熟慮したことから「熟考する→みなす」へ発展。considerate（思いやりのある）やconsiderable（かなりの）と同根。
Consider comes from Latin considerare, which originally meant "to look at closely" or "examine carefully." It may be linked to sidus, meaning "star," suggesting the old idea of studying signs in the stars before judging something. From "think carefully," the verb developed the meaning "regard as" or "see in a certain way," as in this pattern.
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