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解説 Definition
dispossessed は、土地・家・財産や権利を奪われた人の状態を表す形容詞です。dispossess の過去分詞形で、単に失ったのではなく、取り上げられたことを強調します。
Dispossessed describes people who have been deprived of land, homes, property, or established rights, often through force, law, conflict, or political action. It emphasizes that something formerly possessed was taken away, rather than merely lost or left behind.
使い方 Usage
使い分け Common distinctions
- homeless は住まいがない状態を表します。dispossessed は、以前持っていた土地や住まいなどを奪われた経緯に注目します。 Homeless describes being without a home. Dispossessed emphasizes having land, a home, or other possessions taken away.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
dis-「取り去る」＋possess「所有する」＋-ed と分け、持っていた土地や財産を奪われた人を思い浮かべましょう。語末の -ed は /t/ と発音します。
Break dispossessed into dis- + possess + -ed. Picture someone whose land or property has been taken away. The final -ed is pronounced /t/.
例文
The dispossessed farmers asked for legal help.
土地を奪われた農民たちは法的支援を求めました。
A charity provided shelter for dispossessed families.
慈善団体は住まいを奪われた家族に避難場所を提供しました。
dispossessed の類義語・関連語
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dispossessed の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古フランス語 despossesser（des-「除去」+ possesser「所有する」）が語源。possesser はラテン語 possidēre（potis「力ある」+ sedēre「座る」）に遡る。関連語: possess（所有する）、session（着席＝会議）。「座を奪われる＝所有権を剥奪される」が原義。
Dispossessed is the past participle of dispossess, formed by adding -ed. Dispossess entered English through French formations related to possesser, “to possess,” with a prefix expressing removal or reversal. Possess ultimately derives from Latin possidere, “to occupy or own,” traditionally analyzed in relation to potis, “able or powerful,” and sedere, “to sit.” The historical image is occupying or holding a place; to dispossess someone is to remove that person from such possession.
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