弾圧
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
oppression は oppress（弾圧する）＋ -ion（行為・状態）で覚えると整理しやすい語です。中の press を見たら、「上から強く押さえつけて、相手の自由や声を封じる」という絵を思い浮かべると定着します。political oppression, racial oppression, oppression of minorities のように、政治・社会で弱い立場の人を継続的に抑え込む場面で頻出。単なる pressure「圧力」よりはるかに重く、repression と近いですが、oppression は不当な支配そのものに焦点がある、と押さえると混同しにくいです。
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 の類義語・関連語
oppression の語源・成り立ち Etymology
oppression はラテン語 opprimere（押しつぶす）にさかのぼり、ob-「上から・逆らって」＋ premere「押す」からできました。古フランス語 oppression を経て「人を押さえつけること」が弾圧の意味になり、related は repress, pressure です。
Oppression comes from Latin opprimere, meaning "to press against" or "crush," from ob- "against, over" and premere "to press." It passed through Old French oppression into English. The idea changed from physically pressing something down to keeping people down by force or unfair power. Related English words include repress, pressure, and compress.
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