intercessor
仲介者
解説 Definition
仲介または調停をする人。当事者間で交渉する者を指す名詞です。
An intercessor is a person who speaks, acts, or prays on behalf of someone else. The word is common in religious contexts, especially for someone who prays for another person, but it can also mean a mediator more generally. It suggests support or intervention between two sides.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
inter- は「間に」、-or は「〜する人」。まず intercede「間に入って取りなす」を知っていると、intercessor はその行為をする人だとつながります。単なる mediator が中立に調停する人なのに対し、intercessor はだれかの側に立って前へ出て口添えする、というニュアンスが出やすい語です。宗教では「執り成す人」、交渉では「間に入って頼む人」。act as an intercessor のように、「当事者の間に入り、代わりに頼む役」を場面ごと覚えると残りやすいです。
`Inter-` means "between," and `-or` means "a person who does something." If you know `intercede`, then `intercessor` is the person who steps in for someone else. It is not just a neutral mediator; it often suggests speaking on another person's behalf.
例文
The intercessor negotiated between parties.
仲介者は当事者間で交渉した。
An intercessor seeks peaceful resolution.
仲介者は平和的解決を求める。
The intercessor's role was crucial.
仲介者の役割は重要でした。
intercessor の類義語・関連語
intercessor の語源・成り立ち Etymology
intercessor はラテン語 intercessor「間に入る人」から来た語です。inter-「間に」＋ cedere「進む・行く」が土台で、「人と人の間へ進み出て取りなす人」から仲介者・執り成す人の意味になりました。関連語は intercede, precede。
Intercessor comes from Latin intercessor, meaning a person who steps in between. It is built from inter- "between" and cedere "to go" or "move," so the original picture is of someone going between two sides. From that, the idea developed into someone who pleads, mediates, or speaks on another's behalf. Related English words include intercede, precede, and recede.
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