invective
毒舌
解説 Definition
激しい非難や罵倒の言葉。相手を攻撃するための辛辣な言葉遣い。
Invective is very angry, insulting, or abusive language. It is used when someone strongly attacks a person, idea, or group with harsh words. This word is more formal than everyday terms like "insults" or "abuse."
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
criticism が内容への批判、insult が単発の悪口なら、invective は感情むき出しで相手をたたく「罵倒の連射」に近い名詞だと覚えると残りやすい。政治討論、SNSの口論、過激な演説で harsh words を浴びせる場面を思い浮かべるとよい。hurl / launch invective at ... が定番。つづりは inventive とかなり似ているので混同注意。inventive は創造的、invective は攻撃的な言葉。
Be careful: `invective` is not `inventive`. It is usually a noun for harsh, attacking language, often in debates, rants, or angry posts. If `sarcasm` feels sharp, `invective` feels more openly poisonous.
例文
The debate quickly devolved into a stream of invective from both sides.
討論はすぐに双方からの激しい罵倒の応酬に変わった。
The author's essay was filled with invective aimed at the political establishment.
その著者のエッセイは、政界の既成勢力に向けた辛辣な罵倒で満ちていた。
She responded to the criticism with a torrent of invective that shocked her colleagues.
彼女は批判に対して、同僚たちを驚かせるほどの激しい罵倒で応じた。
invective の類義語・関連語
invective の語源・成り立ち Etymology
invective は中世ラテン語 invectiva を経て、ラテン語 invehere「中へ運ぶ・浴びせる」にさかのぼる。in-「中へ」+ vehere「運ぶ」から成り、相手に罵りを投げ込む感じから「毒舌・悪罵」の意味になった。関連語は vehicle, convey。
Invective came into English through Medieval Latin invectiva, from Latin invehere, meaning "to carry in" or "to hurl against." It is built from in- "into" and vehere "to carry," a root also seen in vehicle and convey. The sense developed from throwing words at someone to harsh verbal attack.
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