jaundice
黄疸
解説 Definition
黄疸という病気で肌が黄色くなること。転じて、偏見や嫉妬のような否定的な感情を持たせたり、物事を歪んだ見方で捉えさせたりすること。
Jaundice is a medical condition in which a person's skin or the whites of their eyes become yellow, often because of a liver problem. The word is mainly used in health and medical contexts, and this medical meaning is much more common than any figurative use.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず「肌や白目が黄ばんで見える病気」という強い視覚イメージを固定すると忘れにくい語です。そこから意味を広げて、「世界まで黄ばんで見える」→物事を健康でない色眼鏡で見る、という比喩につなげると覚えやすいです。形容詞の jaundiced は a jaundiced view/eye で「偏見のある、ひねくれた見方」。単なる biased より、嫉妬や不満で見え方が濁る感じが出ます。動詞なら「人にそんな歪んだ見方をさせる」と押さえると整理しやすいです。
First remember the strong image of yellow skin or yellow eyes. Then extend that image: if your view is "yellowed," your judgment is no longer clear or healthy. This helps with related forms like "a jaundiced view," where the meaning becomes negative and biased.
例文
Jealousy jaundiced his view of his former friend's success.
嫉妬は彼に元友人の成功を歪んだ見方で見させた。
The scandal jaundiced public opinion against the organization.
そのスキャンダルは組織に対する国民の見方を歪ませた。
Her jaundiced perspective made her cynical about love and relationships.
彼女の歪んだ視点は彼女を愛と関係についてシニカルにさせた。
jaundice の類義語・関連語
紛らわしい語
jaundice の語源・成り立ち Etymology
jaundice は古フランス語 jaunice「黄色い病」に由来し、jaun- は jaune「黄色」、-ice は状態を表す語尾です。フランス語 jaune や jaunir「黄ばむ」と同根なので、皮膚や白目が黄ばむ症状そのものが病名になった語だと腑に落ちます。
"Jaundice" comes from Old French "jaunice," meaning "yellow disease," from "jaune" "yellow" and a noun ending. The name was based on the yellow color seen in the condition. It is related to French words like "jaunir," meaning "to turn yellow," and in English it later also developed a figurative sense of bitterness or prejudice.
外部辞書で調べる
この単語を英単語クイズで覚えよう