lectureship
講師職
解説 Definition
大学や高等教育機関で講義を担当する職位。正教授または准教授より低い学術的地位。講義やセミナーを主要な責務とする職務です。
A lectureship is a job or official position as a lecturer, usually at a college or university. The word can refer to the role itself or the period of time someone holds that role. It is mainly used in academic contexts.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
lecture が「講義」だと分かれば、lectureship は「講義をする立場・ポスト」とまとめて覚えやすいです。-ship は friendship, leadership のように「状態・地位・役職」を表すので、lecturer が「講師という人」、lectureship は「講師職というポスト」という対比で固定すると混同しにくくなります。大学文脈でよく出て、apply for a lectureship, hold a lectureship の形で見ると実感しやすい語です。
Build it from `lecture` + `-ship`. The ending `-ship`, as in `leadership`, often shows a role, state, or position. So `lecturer` is the person, while `lectureship` is the job or post, especially in university contexts like `apply for a lectureship`.
例文
He obtained a lectureship at the university after his PhD.
彼は博士号取得後、大学で講義職を得ました。
The lectureship position requires teaching several courses per semester.
講義職は1学期に複数の講座を教えることが必要です。
A lectureship is often a stepping stone to becoming a full professor.
講義職は正教授になるための足がかりになることが多いです。
lectureship の類義語・関連語
lectureship の語源・成り立ち Etymology
lectureship は lecture「講義」+ -ship「身分・役職」。lecture は古フランス語を経てラテン語 lectura「読むこと」に由来し、もとは「人前で読む」が大学の講義になったため、「読む役目の地位」が講師職になるわけです。関連語は lecture、legend。
Lectureship is built from lecture and the suffix -ship, which marks a state, role, or position. Lecture came through Old French from Latin lectura, meaning "a reading," from legere, "to read." Since early university teaching often involved reading aloud and explaining texts, the idea of "reading" developed into "giving a lecture," and lectureship became the office or post of a lecturer. Related words include lecture and legend.
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