disciplinarian
厳格な人
解説 Definition
規律や規則を厳しく守らせる人。しつけに厳格な人物。
A disciplinarian is a person who believes in strict rules and firm control of behavior. The word is often used for teachers, parents, or leaders who expect obedience and do not allow much freedom.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず基礎語の discipline「規律・しつけ」を思い出すと入りやすい語です。displinarian は「自分が規律正しい人」ではなく、「他人に discipline を守らせる人」。教師・親・上司など、ルール違反を見逃さず厳しく指導する場面を結びつけると定着します。語尾 -arian は「その立場の人」を作る形として見ておくとよく、a strict disciplinarian の形でも覚えやすいです。
Begin with `discipline`. A disciplinarian is not just a disciplined person, but someone who makes other people follow rules. It often fits teachers, parents, or bosses, especially in the phrase `a strict disciplinarian`.
例文
The strict disciplinarian enforced every rule in the school without exception.
その厳格な人は例外なく学校のすべての規則を守らせた。
Her father was a disciplinarian who believed that structure and order built character.
彼女の父親は、規律と秩序が人格を形成すると信じる厳格な人だった。
While some saw him as a disciplinarian, his students respected his consistency and fairness.
厳格な人と見る人もいたが、生徒たちは彼の一貫性と公平さを尊敬していた。
disciplinarian の類義語・関連語
disciplinarian の語源・成り立ち Etymology
discipline に -arian が付いた語で、原義は「規律に関わる人」です。discipline は古フランス語経由でラテン語 disciplina「教育・訓練」にさかのぼり、discere「学ぶ」と同系なので、「学ばせるため厳格にする人」という意味の芯が見えます。関連語は disciple, discipline。
Disciplinarian is formed from discipline with the suffix -arian, meaning a person connected with something. Discipline comes through Old French from Latin disciplina, meaning teaching, training, or instruction. It is related to disciple and to the Latin verb discere, "to learn." The sense shifted from teaching and training in general to a person who strongly enforces order and rules.
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