oppressing
抑圧する
解説 Definition
oppressing は oppress（抑圧する）の現在分詞・動名詞です。人々を権力や不公平な制度によって苦しめたり、自由を奪ったりする行為を表します。
The present participle or gerund of “oppress,” describing the act of treating people cruelly or unjustly through power, authority, or restrictive systems. It often involves denying a group freedom, rights, opportunities, or a public voice.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 oppress に -ing をそのまま加えた現在分詞・動名詞で、発音も oppress の後に /ɪŋ/ が続きます。語の中の press「押す」に注目し、権力が人々を上から押さえつけて自由や声を奪う場面を想像しましょう。oppressing minorities・oppressing protesters のように人や集団を目的語に取り、単なる annoy より制度的で深刻です。
Start with the base verb oppress and simply add -ing: oppress becomes oppressing, with no letter removed or doubled. Notice press inside the word and picture authority pressing people down. That physical image connects to the social meaning of using power or an unfair system to restrict freedom, rights, or expression. Common patterns include oppressing minorities, oppressing protesters, and a regime accused of oppressing its citizens. Unlike merely annoying or criticizing someone, oppressing normally suggests sustained, serious, and unequal power over people or groups.
例文
The report accused the regime of oppressing peaceful protesters.
その報告書は、政権が平和的な抗議者を抑圧していると非難しました。
Oppressing minority voices weakens trust in public institutions.
少数派の声を抑圧することは、公的機関への信頼を弱めます。
The novel describes a society that is oppressing its poorest citizens.
その小説は、最も貧しい市民を抑圧している社会を描いています。
oppressing の類義語・関連語
oppressing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
oppressing はラテン語 opprimere「押さえつける」に由来し、ob-/op-「上から・逆らって」+ premere「押す」から成ります。もともと「上から圧力をかける」感覚なので、精神的・社会的に「抑圧する」へつながります。関連語は pressure, compress。
Oppressing is the -ing form of oppress. Oppress entered English from Latin opprimere through French and Latin forms. Opprimere combines ob-, which becomes op- before p, with premere, “to press.” Its literal image is pressing against or pressing down upon something. That physical sense developed into the social and political meaning of burdening people or restricting them through superior power.
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