intercessor
意味一覧 (2件)
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
このエントリでは intercessor を、当事者の間に入って話を通す「仲介者」として覚えます。inter-「間に」＋ -or「する人」から、二者の間に立つ人物を思い浮かべるとよいです。ただし同じ語には、だれかのために取りなす「仲裁者」という基本義のエントリもあります。ここでは商談・交渉・連絡の場面で、直接話しにくい相手との間をつなぐ人、という珍しい用法に絞って区別します。
`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。
仲裁者
(意味 2)解説 Definition
intercessor は、争いや困難な状況で、だれかのために間に入って助けを求めたり和解を促したりする人を指します。法律・人間関係・宗教的な祈りの文脈で使われ、単なる連絡役よりも「相手のために取りなす」ニュアンスが強い語です。
An intercessor is a person who steps in to ask for help, mercy, or peace for someone else. The word is often used when there is trouble, conflict, or a need for forgiveness, especially in legal, personal, or religious situations. Unlike a simple messenger, an intercessor actively speaks on another person's behalf and tries to improve the situation between two sides.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
inter- は「間に」、-or は「する人」を表す形です。動詞 intercede は「間に入って取りなす、嘆願する」なので、intercessor はその役を担う人と考えると覚えやすいです。mediator は中立的に調停する人、advocate は一方の立場を強く擁護する人ですが、intercessor は「困っている人のために相手や神に働きかける人」という感じです。prayer, on behalf of, between などと一緒に出やすい点も手がかりになります。
Think of inter- as "between" and -or as "a person who does something." The verb intercede means "to step in and plead for someone," so an intercessor is the person who does that job. A mediator is more neutral, and an advocate argues strongly for one side, but an intercessor often asks another person or even God for help on someone else's behalf. Words like prayer, on behalf of, and between can help you remember it.
例文
She acted as an intercessor between the two families and helped them speak calmly again.
彼女は二つの家族の仲裁者として間に入り、再び落ち着いて話せるようにした。
In the prayer, he asked God to accept her as an intercessor for the suffering people.
その祈りの中で、彼は苦しむ人々のための取りなし手として彼女を受け入れてくださいと神に願った。
The lawyer became an intercessor for the young employee, asking the company to give him another chance.
その弁護士は若い社員のための仲裁者となり、会社にもう一度機会を与えるよう求めた。
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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