dispose of
dispose of は英検準1級・TOEIC 860・TOEFL 80・IELTS 6.5レベルの英単語で、「処分する、処理する」という意味があります。発音記号は /dɪˈspoʊz əv/ です。
意味一覧 (2件)
処分する
解説 Definition
不要な物を適切に処理・処分すること。廃棄する意味で使う。
To dispose of means to get rid of something, especially in a proper, safe, or legal way. It is often used for trash, unwanted items, or harmful materials. In formal English, it can also mean to deal with something completely.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
この dispose of は、物や不要品を「処理する」基本義ではなく、不要な物を手元から離して正式に始末する意味で覚える。目的語には waste, old equipment, evidence などが来やすく、throw away より硬く、回収・廃棄・法令順守まで含むことが多い。of は対象を自分の管理下から外す感覚を添える。
`Dispose of` sounds more formal than `throw away`. It helps to think of removing something properly and completely, especially `waste`, `old equipment`, or dangerous material. `Of` adds the sense of getting it fully out of your hands.
例文
You must dispose of hazardous waste according to regulations.
有害廃棄物は規制に従って処分しなければならない。
He disposed of the old furniture by donating it to charity.
彼は古い家具を慈善団体に寄付して処分した。
The company needs to dispose of outdated inventory before the audit.
会社は監査の前に時代遅れの在庫を処分する必要がある。
処理する
(意味 2)解説 Definition
問題・議題・仕事などを扱い、結論や対応を終えて片づける意味で使う。日常会話よりやや硬く、会議・手続き・法的判断などで、未処理の案件を一つずつ終わらせる場面に合う。
"Dispose of" means to deal with a problem, case, question, or task and bring it to an end. It is often used when someone handles something that still needs a decision or action and then finishes it properly. The expression sounds a little more formal than "deal with" and is common in meetings, procedures, and legal contexts where unresolved matters are cleared one by one.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
dispose は dis-「離して」+ pose「置く」と考えると、物事を適切な位置に置き直して片づけるイメージになる。dispose of an issue / a case / a matter のように、物ではなく問題・案件が目的語なら「捨てる」ではなく「処理して終わらせる」。deal with より少し硬く、会議や法律文書で未解決の項目を順に片づける語感で覚える。
Think of dispose as dis- plus pose, as if you are "putting something away into the right place." That image helps you remember the idea of clearing up a matter in an orderly way. In phrases like dispose of an issue, a case, or a matter, it usually means "handle and finish," not simply "throw away." It is a slightly more formal expression than "deal with," especially in meetings or legal writing.
例文
We need to dispose of these complaints before the end of the week.
週末までにこれらの苦情を処理する必要がある。
The board disposed of the final issue on the agenda after a short discussion.
取締役会は短い議論のあと、議題の最後の案件を処理した。
The court disposed of the case without calling additional witnesses.
裁判所は追加の証人を呼ばずにその事件を処理した。
dispose of の語源・成り立ち Etymology
dispose は古フランス語経由でラテン語 disponere にさかのぼり、dis-「離して」+ pose/ponere「置く」の組み合わせ。つまり「適切な場所へ離して置く」から、dispose of は不要物を片づける・処分するになる。関連語は position, compose。
Dispose comes through Old French from Latin disponere, built from dis-, "apart," and ponere, "to place." The original sense was arranging or placing things in order or in the proper place. Dispose of grew from that idea into putting something away from oneself, especially by removing or getting rid of it. Related English words from the same Latin root include position and compose.
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