意味一覧 (2件)
義務に忠実な
解説 Definition
自分に求められている義務や役割、責任をまじめにきちんと果たす様子を表す形容詞です。単に相手に忠誠を示すというより、期待された務めを誠実に遂行する態度や、従順で責任感のある振る舞いを指します。家族や仕事上の責任について述べる文脈でよく使われます。
Dutiful describes someone who does what they are expected or required to do, especially with care and loyalty. It is often used for behavior toward family, work, or responsibility. It usually has a positive meaning, but it can also suggest following duty more than personal feelings.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
dutiful は duty（義務・役目）＋ -ful（…に満ちた）と考えると、この意味を独立して覚えやすいです。ここでは dutiful の「従順な」という基本義ではなく、期待された役割や責任をまじめに果たす態度を表します。a dutiful employee / nurse のように、仕事・家庭・社会的役割をきちんと遂行する人を描く文脈に結びつけると定着します。
Build this from `duty` + `-ful`, like `helpful` or `useful`. So `dutiful` suggests someone full of duty and responsibility. It often sounds more serious than `obedient`, because the focus is on faithfully doing your role.
例文
She is a dutiful employee who always completes her work on time.
彼女はいつも期限内に仕事を終える、義務に忠実な社員だ。
He was a dutiful son who visited his parents every weekend.
彼は毎週末両親を訪ねる親孝行な息子だった。
The nurse remained dutiful even during the busiest shifts.
その看護師は最も忙しい勤務中でも、責任感を持って職務を果たし続けた。
従順な
(意味 2)解説 Definition
親、先生、上司などの期待や指示に逆らわず、素直に従う様子を表します。子どもや部下など、人に従う立場の人物について使われ、やや改まった響きがあります。
Dutiful describes a person who obeys the wishes, instructions, or expectations of someone such as a parent, teacher, or boss. It is often used for children, sons, daughters, or workers who are in a position of following others. The word sounds a little formal and suggests respectful, proper behavior rather than simple fear of punishment.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
dutiful は duty（義務）＋ -ful（…に満ちた）から来ますが、このエントリでは「義務を果たす」より、人や規則に素直に従う面に注目します。obedient は命令への服従を直接表し、dutiful はそれより少し改まって、親や上司の期待どおりに振る舞う感じです。a dutiful child / son のように、人に従う立場の文脈で覚えると区別しやすいです。
Dutiful is built from duty + -ful, but for this word, focus on the idea of following people or rules in a proper way. Obedient directly means obeying an order, while dutiful often sounds a little more formal and suggests acting as a parent, teacher, or boss expects. Think of phrases like a dutiful child or a dutiful son to remember this nuance.
例文
She was a dutiful daughter who always listened to her parents.
彼女はいつも親の言うことを素直に聞く従順な娘だった。
The new assistant remained dutiful and followed his manager's instructions carefully.
その新しい助手は従順で、上司の指示に注意深く従った。
He gave a dutiful reply, even though he clearly had his own opinion.
彼は明らかに自分の意見を持っていたが、それでも従順な返事をした。
dutiful の語源・成り立ち Etymology
dutiful は duty＋-ful。duty は古フランス語 duete、さらにラテン語 debere「負っている・義務がある」にさかのぼり、-ful は古英語で「…に満ちた」。つまり原義は「義務感で満たされた」で、そこから「忠実な」。関連語は due, debt。
Dutiful is built from duty and the suffix -ful. Duty came into English through Old French from Latin debere, meaning "to owe" or "to be obliged," so the idea first centered on what a person owes. With -ful, the word originally meant being full of a sense of duty, and from there it came to mean loyal and careful in doing what is expected. Related English words include due and debt.
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