差別された
解説 Definition
discriminated は discriminate の過去分詞形で、ここでは「差別された」という意味を表します。通常 be discriminated against の形で、年齢・人種などの特徴を理由に不公平に扱われることを表します。
Discriminated is the past-tense and past-participle form of discriminate. In the passive expression be discriminated against, it means being treated unfairly or placed at a disadvantage because of a characteristic such as age, race, sex, disability, or language.
使い方 Usage
- 「差別された」は通常 be discriminated against。against を含めて覚えます。 For the meaning “treated unfairly,” normally use be discriminated against. Learn the expression with against.
- 理由は because of や on the basis of の後ろに置けます。because of her age は「彼女の年齢を理由に」です。 Introduce the reason with because of or on the basis of. Because of her age identifies age as the reason.
使い分け Common distinctions
- discriminate には中立的な「違いを識別する」という別義もあります。ここで扱うのは不公平な扱いを受ける意味です。 Discriminate can also mean recognizing a difference, without implying unfairness. This entry concerns being treated unfairly.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
discrimination「差別」と結び付け、be discriminated against をひとまとまりで覚えましょう。discriminate に -d を付けた形で、語尾は /ɪd/ と発音します。
Link the word with discrimination, the noun for unfair treatment, and learn be discriminated against as one unit. Add -d to discriminate to form discriminated; the ending is pronounced /ɪd/.
例文
She was discriminated against because of her age.
彼女は年齢を理由に差別されました。
The workers said they had been discriminated against at the factory.
労働者たちは、その工場で差別されたと言いました。
No student should be discriminated against for speaking another language.
別の言語を話すことを理由に差別される学生がいてはなりません。
discriminated の類義語・関連語
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discriminated の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 discriminare「分ける・区別する」に由来し、dis-「離して」+ cernere「見分ける・ふるい分ける」の形です。もとは単に「区別された」ですが、そこから人を不利に分ける意味へ進み「差別された」になりました。関連語は discern, discrimination。
Discriminate comes from Latin discriminare, “to divide or distinguish,” related to discrimen, “distinction” or “dividing point.” That family is connected with discernere, formed from dis-, “apart,” and cernere, “to separate or distinguish.” The earliest idea was neutral differentiation. The modern social sense developed from making distinctions between people in a way that produces unfair treatment. Discriminated is the regular past and past-participle form of this verb, with -ed added to discriminate.
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