exhibitionist
目立ちたがり屋、見せびらかし屋
解説 Definition
人前で注目を集めたり、自分を大げさに見せたりするのが好きな人を指す語。自己顕示欲が強く、周囲の視線や反応を求める人について使われる。文脈によっては性的な露出行為をする人を指すこともある。
An exhibitionist is a person who strongly likes attracting attention and showing themselves off. It can describe someone who enjoys displaying their appearance, talents, or private life in a very open way. In some contexts, it can also refer to inappropriate sexual behavior, so the meaning depends on the situation.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
exhibit「展示する」や exhibition「展覧会」が頭にあれば、「人前に出して見せること」が核だとつかめる。そこに -ist「そうする人」が付いて exhibitionist。単なる extrovert（社交的）よりも、自分を見せて注目を集めたがる感じが強く、show-off に近いが、より心理語・批判的に響くことが多い。an exhibitionist personality のように性格描写でも使える一方、文脈によっては「露出狂」の意味にもなるので、普通の「目立つ人」だけで固定しないのがコツ。
Link it to exhibition, a place where things are put on display. Add -ist, meaning a person, and you get someone who wants attention by showing off. This helps you keep it separate from extrovert, which is more about being social, not performing for attention.
例文
He's such an exhibitionist that he always tries to be the center of attention.
彼はとても目立ちたがり屋で、いつも注目の的になろうとする。
The exhibitionist on stage thrived on the audience's reactions.
ステージ上の見せびらかし屋は、観客の反応を糧にしていた。
Some social media influencers are criticized for being exhibitionists.
一部のSNSインフルエンサーは、目立ちたがり屋だと批判されている。
exhibitionist の類義語・関連語
exhibitionist の語源・成り立ち Etymology
exhibitionist はラテン語 exhibere「外へ差し出して見せる」が語源で、ex-「外へ」+ habere「持つ」から成る。exhibit や inhibit と同じ語族で、「人前に出して見せる人」という形が、見せたがる人・露出狂の意味につながる。
Exhibitionist comes from exhibition, which comes from Latin exhibere, meaning "to hold out" or "display." That verb is built from ex- meaning "out" and habere meaning "to have" or "hold." The word first carried the idea of showing something openly, then developed into a word for a person strongly driven to display themselves. Related words include exhibit and inhibition.
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