oppression
意味一覧 (2件)
抑圧
解説 Definition
oppression は、人や集団が不公平な力関係の中で自由・感情・可能性を押さえつけられている状態を表す名詞です。社会制度や家庭・職場の空気、心理的な重苦しさにも使われ、必ずしも暴力的な弾圧だけを指しません。
Oppression is a situation in which a person or group is kept down by unfair power and cannot act, feel, or live freely. It is often used for social or political control, but it can also describe a heavy atmosphere in a family, workplace, or community. The word does not always mean open violence; it can also refer to continuing pressure that limits people's choices and possibilities.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
oppression は oppress「抑圧する」＋ -ion「状態・行為」と見ると覚えやすい名詞です。中心にある press は「押す」なので、自由や感情、選択肢が上から押さえ込まれているイメージを持つと自然です。pressure は一時的な「圧力」にも使えますが、oppression は不公平な力関係が続き、人を息苦しくさせる重い語です。別エントリの「弾圧」は政治的・強制的な場面に寄った用法として区別します。
You can remember oppression as oppress plus the noun ending -ion, so it means the state or act of oppressing. At the center is press, which gives the image of freedom, feelings, or choices being pushed down from above. Pressure can be temporary, but oppression usually suggests an unfair power relationship that continues and feels heavy.
例文
Many people spoke out against the oppression of minority groups.
多くの人が少数派集団への抑圧に反対の声を上げた。
She grew up under emotional oppression and found it hard to express her feelings.
彼女は感情的な抑圧の中で育ち、自分の気持ちを表すのが難しかった。
The novel shows how quiet oppression can exist even in an ordinary workplace.
その小説は、ありふれた職場にも静かな抑圧が存在しうることを描いている。
弾圧
(意味 2)解説 Definition
権力者による人々の厳しい弾圧や支配。強制や暴力によって自由を奪う行為。
Prejudice is an unfair opinion or feeling about someone or something that is formed without enough knowledge or experience. It is commonly used when talking about negative attitudes based on race, gender, age, religion, or other group identity.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
このエントリの oppression は、基本義の「抑圧」よりも、国家・権力者・組織が人々の自由や活動を力で押さえ込む「弾圧」として覚えます。oppose に似た op- と press「押す」を見て、反対する声を上から押しつぶす場面を思い浮かべると定着します。political oppression, oppression of minorities, oppression by the regime のように、政治・社会運動・少数派への強制的支配を述べる文脈で出やすい重い語です。
See the middle word `press`. Imagine someone being pressed down so hard that they cannot move or speak freely. `Oppression` is much stronger than simple `pressure`, and it often appears in phrases like `political oppression` or `racial oppression`.
例文
The regime was known for its oppression of minority groups.
その体制は少数民族に対する弾圧で知られていた。
People fought against political oppression throughout history.
人々は歴史を通じて政治的な弾圧と戦った。
The oppression of workers led to labor movements.
労働者への弾圧は労働運動につながった。
oppression の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 opprimere「押しつぶす」に由来します。ob-「向かって・上から」＋ premere「押す」から、物理的に押す感覚が人や自由を押さえ込む意味へ広がりました。
Oppression comes from the Latin verb opprimere, meaning "to press down" or "to crush." It is made from ob-, meaning "against" or "from above," and premere, meaning "to press." The idea of physically pressing something down later developed into keeping people or freedom under control.
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