dispassionate
意味一覧 (2件)
冷静な
解説 Definition
冷静なとは、感情に流されず、客観的で落ち着いている状態を表します。怒りや情熱なく、理性的で平静な様子を示す形容詞です。
If someone is dispassionate, they stay calm and do not let strong feelings affect their judgment. This word is often used for discussions, decisions, or analysis that are fair, objective, and emotionally controlled.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
dispassionate は passionate（感情のこもった、熱烈な）に dis- が付いた語です。強い感情の熱から一歩離れて、怒り・興奮・好みを表に出さずに落ち着いている様子を表します。uninterested のように無関心という意味ではなく、重要な問題を冷静な態度や口調で扱う感じです。dispassionate tone、dispassionate analysis の形で覚えると定着します。
Start with `passionate`, which means full of strong emotion. Add `dis-`, and imagine stepping back from that emotional heat. `Dispassionate` does not mean uncaring; it means calm and controlled, especially in tone, judgment, or analysis.
例文
The judge maintained a dispassionate attitude throughout the trial.
その裁判官は裁判全体を通じて冷静な態度を保ちました。
A dispassionate analysis of the data revealed important trends.
データの冷静な分析は重要な傾向を明らかにしました。
Despite the heated debate, he remained dispassionate in his response.
激しい議論にもかかわらず、彼は冷静に対応しました。
公平な
(意味 2)解説 Definition
dispassionate は、感情や個人的な利害に左右されず、公平に判断する様子を表します。裁判官、調査報告、分析、助言など、事実を偏りなく扱う場面でよく使われます。
Dispassionate describes someone or something that is not influenced by strong feelings or personal interests when making a judgment. It is often used for judges, reports, analysis, or advice that deal with facts in a calm and fair way. The word does not simply mean quiet or unemotional; it suggests fairness because emotion is kept out of the decision.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
passionate は「情熱的な、感情のこもった」。dis- が付くと、その感情から距離を置いて見る感じになります。dispassionate は単に静かな人ではなく、判断や説明が私情に偏らないことを表す語です。impartial は「片方に味方しない」、objective は「事実に基づく」を強めますが、dispassionate は感情を脇に置いた公平さに焦点があります。
Think of passionate as "full of emotion." When dis- is added, the idea becomes stepping back from emotion and looking at something fairly. Dispassionate does not just mean quiet; it means a judgment or explanation is not pushed by personal feelings. Compared with impartial or objective, dispassionate especially stresses keeping emotion out of the way.
例文
The judge gave a dispassionate review of the evidence before making her decision.
裁判官は判断を下す前に、証拠を公平に検討した。
We need a dispassionate analysis of the problem instead of an emotional argument.
感情的な主張ではなく、問題の公平な分析が必要だ。
His dispassionate advice helped both sides discuss the issue more calmly.
彼の公平な助言のおかげで、両者はその問題をより落ち着いて話し合えた。
dispassionate の語源・成り立ち Etymology
dispassionate は dis-「離れて」+ passionate の形で、passion はラテン語 passio「受難・強い感情」に由来します。もとは「感情に揺さぶられていない」で、単なる無関心より「冷静で判断がぶれない」感じ。関連語は passion、compassion。
Dispassionate is formed from dis- and passionate. Passion comes from Latin passio, which first meant suffering and later developed the sense of strong feeling. As a result, dispassionate came to mean being apart from strong emotion, and it is related to passion and compassion.
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