forget oneself
forget oneself は英検1級レベルの英単語で、「我を忘れる」という意味があります。発音記号は /fərˈɡɛt wʌnˈsɛlf/ です。
我を忘れる
解説 Definition
感情や興奮に任せて自分を見失い、礼節を忘れて行動してしまうこと、またはある物事に夢中になりすぎて周囲を忘れてしまうことを指す表現。『我を忘れる』『夢中になる』と訳されることが多い。
To lose control of yourself because of strong emotion, excitement, anger, or stress. It can also mean behaving in a way that is rude or unusual because you were not thinking calmly.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず forget=忘れる、oneself=自分自身。目的語が「自分」なので、単なる物忘れではなく「自分を忘れる」→平常心・礼儀・抑制が飛ぶ感じで覚えると残りやすい。再帰代名詞 oneself が入る表現は、自分の状態に変化が及ぶイメージを持つとよい。He forgot himself and shouted. のように、怒りや興奮で思わず叫ぶなど失礼な振る舞いに使えるし、何かに夢中で周囲を忘れる意味にも広がる。lose control より少し品位や自制を失う響きがある点も手がかり。
The object is `oneself`, so this is not about forgetting a fact but forgetting your usual self. Picture someone becoming so angry or excited that self-control disappears for a moment. `He forgot himself and shouted` is a good pattern to remember.
例文
She forgot herself and shouted at the referee during the match.
彼女は試合中に我を忘れて審判に怒鳴りつけた。
When the performance reached its climax, he forgot himself and danced with the audience.
演技が最高潮に達したとき、彼は我を忘れて観客と踊り出した。
forget oneself の類義語・関連語
forget oneself の語源・成り立ち Etymology
forgetは古英語forgietan（for-強意＋gietan＝つかむ）で「つかんでいたものを手放す」が原義。oneselfは再帰代名詞。関連語：forgive（for-＋give、罪を手放す）。自分自身を「心の把握から手放す」→「我を忘れる」という日英共通の発想が興味深い。
"Forget" comes from Old English forgietan, which originally had the sense of losing one’s mental hold on something. Over time, it came to mean failing to keep something in mind. In "forget oneself," that idea is turned toward the self, so the phrase developed the sense of losing self-control or self-awareness. It is distantly related in form to "forgive," though the meanings later separated.
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