人間性を奪う
解説 Definition
dehumanizing は dehumanize の動名詞として、人や集団の人間性を奪う行為・過程を表します。人の尊厳や個性を認めず、物や数字などのように扱うことです。
Dehumanizing is the act or process of treating people as though they lack human dignity, individuality, or moral worth. It often involves reducing people to objects, numbers, stereotypes, or enemies rather than recognizing them as persons.
使い方 Usage
- the dehumanizing of prisoners のように、the と of を使って「囚人の人間性を奪う行為」と表せます。 Use the dehumanizing of prisoners to name the act of denying prisoners their human dignity, with the affected people following of.
- Dehumanizing workers ... のように対象を直接後ろに置く動名詞句も、文の主語として使えます。 A gerund phrase such as Dehumanizing workers can take its object directly and serve as the subject of a sentence.
使い分け Common distinctions
- 単に相手を批判することより強く、人としての尊厳や価値を認めない扱いを表します。 The meaning is stronger than merely criticizing someone: it involves treating people as lacking human dignity or worth.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
dehumanize の黙字 e を落として -ing を付けると dehumanizing。de-「奪う」＋ human「人間」＋ -ize「〜にする」と分け、人の尊厳が取り去られるイメージで覚えます。
Drop the silent final e of dehumanize and add -ing. Break the base into de-, human, and -ize, and picture human dignity being stripped away.
例文
The report criticized the dehumanizing of prisoners in the facility.
その報告書は、施設内で囚人の人間性を奪う扱いを批判しました。
Dehumanizing workers through constant surveillance can damage morale.
絶え間ない監視によって労働者の人間性を奪うことは、士気を損なう可能性があります。
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dehumanizing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語de-（除去）+humānus（人間の）+接尾辞-izeで「人間性を奪う」の意。humanはラテン語homo（人間）から派生し、deで否定・剥奪を表す。人を物や数字として扱い尊厳を奪う行為を指す。関連語：humanitarian（人道主義者）、inhumane（非人道的な）。
Dehumanizing comes from dehumanize plus -ing, with the final e dropped before the suffix. Dehumanize combines de-, expressing removal or reversal, with human and the verb-forming suffix -ize. Human ultimately derives through Latin humanus, “human” or “humane,” related to homo, “person.” The formation therefore literally suggests removing human qualities or status, which developed into the modern sense of denying people dignity, individuality, or moral consideration.
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