leftist
左翼
解説 Definition
左翼の思想や政治方針を持つ人のこと。進歩的で、より平等な社会を目指す政治立場を支持する人を指します。
A leftist is a person with political views that support greater social equality and a stronger role for government in helping society. The word is used in politics and can be neutral or critical depending on tone.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
left「政治的な左派」と -ist「その立場の人」を結び付け、「左翼の人」と覚えます。この語義では人を指す可算名詞なので、a leftist（ある左翼の人）や leftists（左翼の人々）の形で使います。
Split it into `left` + `-ist`. The ending `-ist` often means a person connected to an idea or position, as in `socialist` or `feminist`. So `leftist` is someone on the political left, and it is easy to remember in phrases like `leftist ideas` or `a leftist party`.
例文
She has been a leftist since her university days.
彼女は大学時代から左翼だ。
The candidate described himself as a leftist.
その候補者は自らを左翼だと述べた。
Several leftists opposed the proposed tax cuts.
複数の左翼が、提案された減税に反対した。
leftist の類義語・関連語
leftist の語源・成り立ち Etymology
leftist は left「左」+ -ist「〜主義者」で、文字どおり「左派の人」です。left は古英語 lyft にさかのぼり、もとは「弱い側」を含んだ語でしたが、議会で改革派が左席に座ったため政治語になりました。leftward や left-hand も同じ left の仲間です。
"Leftist" is made from left + the ending -ist, meaning a person connected with a belief or movement. Left goes back to Old English lyft, which once had the sense of the weaker side. It became a political word because reformers and radicals sat on the left side in assemblies, so "leftist" came to mean someone of the political left; related words include leftward and left-hand.
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