emergent
新興の
解説 Definition
最近になって現れた、あるいは発展し始めた。新しく出現したばかりの状態。
Emergent means appearing, developing, or becoming important. It is often used for new ideas, technologies, industries, or social trends that are starting to grow. In formal contexts, it can also describe something that is coming into view or existence.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず動詞 emerge「現れる」を軸に覚えると定着しやすいです。emergent はその形容詞で、「いま表に出てきた段階」の語感。established が「すでに確立した」なら、emergent はその手前で、emergent technology, emergent market のように「新しく伸び始めた分野」でよく使います。似た形の emergency に引っぱられず、emerge→emergent の直結で覚えるのが安全です。
Learn it from `emerge`. If something `emerges`, it comes into view, and `emergent` describes something that is just starting to appear or grow. It often goes with `technology`, `market`, or `trend`, so connect it with things that are new but not fully established yet.
例文
Artificial intelligence is an emergent technology that continues to evolve.
人工知能は進化し続ける新興技術である。
Many emergent markets offer attractive investment opportunities.
多くの新興市場は魅力的な投資機会を提供している。
The emergent field of quantum computing shows great promise.
量子コンピューティングの新興分野は大きな可能性を示している。
emergent の類義語・関連語
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emergent の語源・成り立ち Etymology
emergent はラテン語 emergere に由来し、e-「外へ」+ mergere「沈める・浸す」に分けられます。emerge, submerge, immerse が同じ mergere 系で、『沈んだものが水面の外へ現れる』像から新興の・出現しつつある意味になりました。
"Emergent" comes from Latin "emergere," from "e-" meaning "out" and "mergere" meaning "to dip" or "to sink." It is related to English words like "emerge," "submerge," and "immerse." The image behind it is something rising out of what covered it, which led to the sense of something newly appearing or developing.
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