擁護者
解説 Definition
防衛者または擁護者。防御的な立場を取る人物。
A person who protects, defends, or argues in support of someone, a belief, or a cause. The term is archaic or specialized in English, with defender or advocate being more usual in contemporary contexts.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
defensor は defend「守る」に「人」を表す -or が付いたラテン語系の語で、「擁護者・防衛者」。現代英語では defender や advocate のほうが普通で、defensor は古風・歴史的、または称号的な文脈に出やすい。defensor of the faith のように、何を守る人かを of で続ける形を覚える。
Break defensor into the familiar idea of defend plus the agent ending -or: a defensor is a person who defends. The spelling preserves a Latin-looking form, whereas modern everyday English normally prefers defender. In argument or legal contexts, advocate may also be more natural. Remember the formal pattern defensor of the faith, where the of-phrase names the belief or institution being protected. This title-like collocation helps signal the word’s archaic, historical, or specialized tone rather than ordinary modern usage.
例文
As defensor of the faith, he argued passionately for religious freedom.
信仰の擁護者として、彼は宗教の自由を情熱的に主張した。
The defensor presented compelling evidence to support their position.
擁護者は彼らの立場を支持する説得力のある証拠を提示した。
In the trial, the defensor challenged every claim made by the prosecution.
裁判では、擁護者は検察が行ったすべての主張に異議を唱えた。
defensor の類義語・関連語
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defensor の語源・成り立ち Etymology
defensor はラテン語 defensor に由来し、defensus「防いだ・守った」+ -or「〜する人」から成ります。もとにある defendere は「守る・防ぐ」で、文字通り「守る人」から「擁護者」になりました。関連語は defend, defense。
Defensor comes directly from Latin defensor, “a defender or protector,” an agent noun related to defendere, “to ward off or defend.” The Latin verb combines de- with a verbal element found in the history of defend. English defend, defense, and defender belong to the same family. Although defensor has occasionally been retained in formal titles and historical contexts, defender became the regular English agent noun.
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