interject
口を挟む
解説 Definition
他人の会話や議論の途中に割り込んで発言すること。
Interject means to say something suddenly during another person's speech or in the middle of a discussion. It is used when someone adds a quick comment, question, or opinion, often by briefly interrupting. The word is neutral, but it can imply an interruption.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
inter- は「間に」、-ject は inject / reject にもある語幹だと見ると、interject は「流れの間に言葉を投げ込む」動きで覚えやすくなります。interrupt が会話や進行そのものを止める感じなのに対し、interject は短く一言差し込むニュアンス。interject a comment / question の形で、議論中に横からひと言入れる場面を思い浮かべると定着します。
Break it into `inter-` meaning “between” and `-ject` meaning “throw.” So `interject` is like throwing a quick comment into the middle of a conversation. It is usually shorter and lighter than `interrupt`.
例文
"If I may interject," she said, raising her hand during the heated debate.
「口を挟んでもよろしいでしょうか」と、白熱した議論の最中に彼女は手を挙げて言った。
He had a habit of interjecting irrelevant comments during serious discussions.
彼には真剣な議論の最中に関係のないコメントを挟む癖があった。
The moderator asked the audience not to interject until the speaker had finished.
司会者は、講演者が話し終わるまで口を挟まないよう聴衆に求めた。
interject の類義語・関連語
interject の語源・成り立ち Etymology
interject はラテン語 intericere の過去分詞 interiectus に由来します。inter-「間に」＋ject「投げる」（jacere）なので、会話の流れの“間に投げ込む”感覚から「口を挟む」という意味になりました。関連語は inject、reject。
Interject comes from Latin intericere, through the past participle interiectus. It is built from inter- "between" and jacere "to throw." The original image is of throwing something into the middle, which led to the meaning of putting a remark into a conversation. Related words include inject and reject.
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