evisceration
内臓摘出、徹底的な批判
解説 Definition
内臓を除去する手術。また、議論や主張などを容赦なく批判・破壊することを指す。
Evisceration literally means the removal of the internal organs from a body. It can also mean a very harsh attack on something, such as a strong criticism that completely destroys its value or power.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
visceral（内臓の・むき出しの感情の）や viscera を見たことがあれば、その語族の名詞形としてまとめて覚えると残りやすい語です。まず eviscerate（〜を徹底的に切り刻む、痛烈に批判する）を核に置き、evisceration はその行為・結果だと押さえると整理しやすい。文字どおりの「内臓摘出」だけでなく、an evisceration of the policy / the argument のように「議論や政策を容赦なく粉砕する」の比喩用法が重要。criticism よりはるかに破壊力が強い語だと意識すると定着します。
Build it from eviscerate first, then add -ion for the action or result. If you know visceral or viscera, that same family can help you remember the word. In modern use, it is often a strong metaphor for a brutal attack on an argument or policy, much harsher than ordinary criticism.
例文
The evisceration of the fish was quick.
魚の内臓抜きは迅速だった。
Political evisceration destroyed his career.
容赦ない政治的批判が彼のキャリアを破壊した。
The critic's evisceration was harsh.
批評家からの容赦ない批判は厳しかった。
evisceration の類義語・関連語
evisceration の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 eviscerare「内臓を取り出す」由来で、e-「外へ」+ viscera「内臓」+ -ation「行為」に分かれます。字義どおりは「腹の中身を外へ出すこと」で、そこから比喩的に「相手を容赦なく切り刻む批判」の意味にも広がりました。関連語は visceral, viscera。
This word comes from Latin eviscerare, meaning "to remove the internal organs," from e- "out" and viscera "internal organs." It entered English through learned Latin-based forms, with -ation added to make a noun of action. The meaning later widened from a literal physical act to a strong figurative sense of stripping something of its substance. Related words include visceral and viscera.
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