oppressed
抑圧された
解説 Definition
oppressed は oppress（抑圧する、虐げる）の過去形・過去分詞からできた形容詞です。人々や集団が不公平な力によって自由や権利を奪われている状態を表します。
Oppressed describes people or groups who are treated unjustly and kept under control by a more powerful authority or social group. Their freedom, rights, opportunities, or ability to resist may be severely restricted.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
動詞 oppress「権力で抑圧する」に -ed を付けた過去分詞が形容詞化した語です。語末の ss の後の -ed は /t/ と発音され、/əˈprest/ となります。oppressed workers、oppressed groups のように、不公平な権力によって自由・権利・機会を奪われた人々と結び付けて覚えます。
Connect oppressed with the verb oppress, “to control or mistreat through unjust power.” Add -ed to form the past participle and adjective; after the final /s/ sound, the ending is pronounced /t/, giving /əˈprest/. Imagine people being pressed down socially or politically, unable to exercise normal rights or freedoms. Common combinations include oppressed people, oppressed workers, and oppressed minorities. Unlike merely unhappy or disadvantaged, oppressed points to sustained unfair treatment imposed by a stronger person, group, or institution.
例文
The oppressed workers asked for fair treatment.
抑圧された労働者たちは公正な扱いを求めました。
The law was changed to protect oppressed groups.
抑圧された集団を守るために、その法律は改正されました。
Many oppressed people found hope in the new policy.
多くの抑圧された人々が新しい政策に希望を見いだしました。
oppressed の類義語・関連語
oppressed の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 opprimere（押しつぶす）の過去分詞 oppressus から。ob-（～に対して）+ premere（押す）の合成語で、「上から押さえつける」が原義。権力で人々を圧迫する意味に発展した。関連語: oppress（抑圧する）、pressure（圧力、同じ premere 由来）。
Oppressed comes from the verb oppress and its past-participial ending -ed. Oppress entered English from Latin oppressus, the past participle of opprimere, meaning “to press against, crush, or overpower.” Opprimere combines ob-, “against,” with premere, “to press.” The physical image of pressing someone down developed into the political and social sense of controlling people through harsh or unjust power.
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