disposes
処分する
解説 Definition
不要なものを処分する、または人をある気持ちや行動に向かわせること。
Disposes is the third-person singular present form of dispose. It can mean gets rid of something when followed by of, or causes someone to be inclined toward a particular feeling, belief, or action.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
disposes は dispose の三人称単数現在形で、語尾が /z/ 音のため -s は /ɪz/ と発音する。物なら dispose of waste「廃棄物を処分する」、人なら dispose someone to trust「人を信頼する気にさせる」が典型。of の有無で語義と構文が変わる点をセットで覚える。
Disposes is formed from dispose by adding the third-person singular ending -s. Because dispose already ends in the sound /z/, the ending is pronounced as an extra syllable, /ɪz/. Learn its two main patterns separately: a company disposes of waste, meaning it gets rid of it, while a cheerful manner disposes people to trust someone, meaning it inclines them toward trust. The preposition of is essential in the disposal sense. Keeping dispose of and dispose someone to do something as complete chunks makes the grammar and meaning easier to recall.
例文
The company disposes of hazardous waste in accordance with strict environmental regulations.
その会社は厳格な環境規制に従って有害廃棄物を処分している。
Her cheerful personality disposes people to trust her almost immediately.
彼女の明るい性格は、人々をほぼ即座に彼女を信頼する気にさせる。
The law disposes the court to consider the welfare of the child above all else.
法律は裁判所が何よりも子供の福祉を考慮するよう規定している。
disposes の類義語・関連語
disposes の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 dis-（離して）+ ponere（置く）が古フランス語 disposer を経て英語に。「物をあるべき場所に配置し直す」→「処分する・配置する」の意。同根語に compose（構成する）、propose（提案する）がある。
Disposes is the third-person singular present form of dispose. Dispose entered English through Old French disposer and is ultimately associated with Latin dis-, conveying separation or arrangement, and ponere, “to put” or “place.” Its meanings developed from arranging or placing things toward determining their treatment, getting rid of them, and putting a person into a particular frame of mind. Compose and propose share the Latin root related to placing.
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