内部対立の
解説 Definition
グループや組織の内部での争いや対立。特に両側に大きな損害をもたらす内戦や派閥闘争を指す。
Internecine describes fighting or conflict within the same group, organization, or country. It usually suggests that the struggle is bitter and damaging to everyone involved.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず `inter-` を見て、international / interact と同じく「間で・相互に」を思い出すと入りやすい語です。そこに「同じ組織の中で互いにぶつかる」というイメージを重ねると覚えやすい。単なる `internal`（内部の）ではなく、派閥争い・内輪もめが激化して双方が傷つく感じまで含むのがポイント。`internecine conflict / warfare / struggle` の形で出やすく、単なる disagreement よりはるかに深刻です。
The prefix `inter-` means "between" or "among," as in `international` or `interact`. That helps you picture fighting happening between members of the same group, not with outsiders. It is much stronger than simple `internal`, and often appears with words like `conflict`, `warfare`, or `struggle`.
例文
The company suffered from internecine warfare between departments.
その会社は部門間の内部紛争に苦しんだ。
Internecine conflicts weakened the political party.
派閥争いはその政党を弱体化させた。
The internecine dispute damaged both sides equally.
その相互破壊的な紛争は両側に等しく損害を与えた。
internecine の類義語・関連語
internecine の語源・成り立ち Etymology
internecineはラテン語internecinusに由来し、inter-「互いに」とnecare「殺す」が核です。原義は「互いに殺し合うほどの」で、そこから一つの集団の内部で激しく争う「内部対立の」という意味になりました。関連する語要素はinterstateのinter-、necrosisのnec-です。
Internecine comes from Latin internecinus, built around the idea of mutual killing. It combines inter- "between, among each other" with a root related to necare, "to kill," which is also seen in words like necrosis. It first suggested deadly conflict, then came to mean destructive struggle within a single group.
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