deportment
立ち居振る舞い
解説 Definition
個人の持ち方、姿勢、動作、または一般的な行動様式。人の動き方と行動の方法。
Deportment is the way a person stands, moves, and behaves, especially in social situations. It often suggests manners, posture, and self-control. This is a formal and slightly old-fashioned word.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まずは simpler な語で固めると覚えやすいです。manner(s) が「作法」、behavior が「行動全般」なら、deportment はそれらの中でも「人前でどう身を保ち、どう見えるか」という、姿勢・所作込みの上品なふるまいを指す語。語尾の -ment は movement, arrangement のように「状態・あり方」を作る名詞語尾。good deportment のように、落ち着いた態度や品のよさを評価する場面で出やすいです。deport を見て「国外追放」と結びつけすぎないのも重要。
Notice the noun ending `-ment`, as in `movement` or `arrangement`, which often shows a state or way of acting. Link it with simpler words like `manners` and `behavior`, but make it more formal and polished. Think of `good deportment` in a school or formal setting.
例文
Her dignified deportment impressed everyone in the room.
彼女の尊厳のある立ち居振る舞いは部屋にいるみんなに印象を与えました。
Good deportment was essential in aristocratic society.
優れた立ち居振る舞いは貴族社会で不可欠でした。
The soldier's military deportment was impeccable.
その兵士の軍事的な立ち居振る舞いは完璧でした。
deportment の類義語・関連語
deportment の語源・成り立ち Etymology
deportmentはdeport「身を処する・ふるまう」から来ており、古フランス語経由でラテン語deportare「身を運ぶ」にさかのぼる。de- + portare「運ぶ」で、portableやtransportと同じport-と分かると、立ち居振る舞いが「どう運ぶか」という発想で理解できる。
Deportment comes from deport, which entered English through French from Latin deportare, meaning "to carry away" or "carry oneself." It is made from de- and portare, "to carry," the same root seen in portable and transport. The idea shifted from how a person carries themselves physically to their general manner and behavior.
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