意味一覧 (2件)
押しつけがましい
解説 Definition
人や態度、広告などが相手の望まない形で強く入り込んできて、不快に感じられる様子を表します。助言・質問・売り込みなどが遠慮なく迫るときに使われ、単に目立つだけでなく、相手への配慮が足りない響きがあります。
If someone or something is obtrusive, they attract your attention in a way that feels unwanted or uncomfortable. It is often used for behavior, questions, advice, or advertising that pushes itself forward without enough care for other people. The word suggests more than simply being noticeable; it has the nuance of being too forward or lacking consideration.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
obtrusive は obtrude「押し出す、差し出がましく出る」から考えると覚えやすい語です。ob- は「向かって」、trude は intrude「入り込む」や protrude「突き出る」に残る「押す」感覚。相手の空間や注意にぐいっと入ってくるので「押しつけがましい」になります。intrusive は私生活や領域への侵入、obtrusive は広告・質問・態度などが前に出すぎる不快さに使われやすい、と分けると定着します。
You can remember obtrusive through obtrude, which means to push forward in a way that is too noticeable. The part ob- means "toward," and trude gives the idea of pushing, as in intrude or protrude. So obtrusive describes something that seems to push into another person's space or attention and feels unwelcome. It is often useful to separate it from intrusive: intrusive is more about entering someone's private area, while obtrusive is often about ads, questions, or behavior that come forward too strongly.
例文
His obtrusive questions made everyone at the dinner table uncomfortable.
彼の押しつけがましい質問で、食卓の皆が居心地悪くなった。
The website was hard to use because of the obtrusive ads on every page.
どのページにも押しつけがましい広告が出て、そのサイトは使いにくかった。
She tried to help, but her obtrusive advice only annoyed him.
彼女は助けるつもりだったが、その押しつけがましい助言は彼をいら立たせただけだった。
邪魔な
(意味 2)解説 Definition
目立ちすぎて邪魔になるさま。押しつけがましく出しゃばっていること。
If something is obtrusive, it is too noticeable in a way that feels unpleasant or distracting. It often stands out more than people want it to. This word is commonly used for objects, sounds, behavior, or designs that interrupt comfort or attention.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
obtrusive は、物や音、表示、デザインなどが必要以上に目立ち、邪魔に感じられる「目障りな」を表します。語源の obtrude は「前へ押し出す」なので、看板、ロゴ、装置、カメラ、通知音などが背景に溶け込まず、存在を強く主張する場面を思い浮かべると覚えやすいです。intrusive と近いですが、obtrusive は「突き出て見える・目立ちすぎる」不快さに焦点があります。
`Obtrusive` describes something that stands out too much and becomes annoying. Think of a sign, logo, camera, or sound that refuses to stay in the background. It is close to `intrusive`, but it often focuses on something being too noticeable.
例文
The large billboard was so obtrusive that it blocked the view of the mountains.
その大きな看板はあまりに目障りで、山の景色を遮っていた。
He tried not to be obtrusive while observing the meeting from the back of the room.
彼は部屋の後ろから会議を観察しながら、目立たないようにした。
The security cameras were designed to be unobtrusive, unlike the obtrusive ones in the old building.
防犯カメラは目立たないように設計されており、旧館の邪魔な大型カメラとは異なっていた。
obtrusive の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 ob-「向かって」＋ trudere「押す」に由来する obtrude から派生しました。「前へ押し出す」感覚から、相手に強く迫る性質を表します。
Obtrusive comes from obtrude, which is based on Latin ob- meaning "toward" and trudere meaning "to push." The original idea is "push forward," which later developed into the sense of forcing oneself, or one’s words or presence, on others.
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