demoting
降格
解説 Definition
職位や地位を低い等級に下げること。昇進の反対で、職務上の降格処分を指す。
Demoting means moving someone to a lower rank, position, or level. It is commonly used in workplaces, schools, sports, or organizations when a person loses status or responsibility.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
demoting はまず promote を思い出すと定着しやすいです。promote が「昇進させる」なら、頭に de- が付くと方向が下がって「降格させる」。setback のような一時的な後退ではなく、会社や組織で肩書き・等級を下げる場面でよく使います。be demoted, demote an employee, demoting staff などの形で覚えると実戦的です。fire「解雇」や suspend「停職」とは別で、職を失うのでなく地位が下がる点を区別すると混同しにくくなります。
Remember `promote`, then flip the direction with `de-`. If `promote` moves someone up, `demoting` moves someone down in rank. Keep it separate from `fire`: the person still has the job, but their position becomes lower.
例文
The manager was demoting several employees due to restructuring.
マネージャーは再編成のため複数の従業員を降格させていた。
Being demoted was a major blow to his career.
降格されることは彼のキャリアに大きな打撃だった。
The company avoided demoting staff and chose early retirement instead.
その企業は従業員の降格を避け、代わりに早期退職を選んだ。
demoting の類義語・関連語
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demoting の語源・成り立ち Etymology
demoting は de-「下へ」＋ promote をもとにした demote から成り、「地位を下へ動かす」が原義です。promote の奥にはラテン語 movere「動かす」があり、motion や remove も同根なので、昇進の反対として“上げる”を逆向きにした語だとわかります。
"Demoting" comes from "demote," formed from de- meaning "down" and the pattern of "promote." Deep behind "promote" is Latin movere, meaning "to move," which also appears in words like "motion" and "remove." The original sense was to move someone down in rank, which became the modern idea of lowering status or position.
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