opprobrium
非難
解説 Definition
非難は激しい批判や烙印を押すことです。周囲から厳しく批判される状態を指します。
Opprobrium means very strong public criticism, shame, or disgrace. It is used when a person, action, or idea is treated with serious disapproval. This is a formal word and often appears in news or academic writing.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
opprobrium は日常の「ちょっとした批判」ではなく、社会的に強い非難や汚名を浴びる場面で使う硬い語。まず blame < criticism < condemnation < opprobrium の順で重さが増すと置くと覚えやすい。よく public opprobrium, an object/target of opprobrium の形で出て、「世間から集中砲火を受ける」感じ。似た contempt は軽蔑、disgrace は不名誉そのもの、opprobrium はその不名誉を伴う激しい非難。ニュースや論説で見たら『普通の批判より一段上の公的・道徳的非難』と反射できれば定着しやすい。
Treat "opprobrium" as much heavier than ordinary "criticism." A useful memory scale is: blame, criticism, condemnation, then opprobrium. It often appears in phrases like "public opprobrium," which gives it a strong social and moral feeling.
例文
The scandal brought opprobrium upon the organization.
スキャンダルは組織に非難をもたらしました。
Public opprobrium followed the controversial decision.
物議を醸す決定に続いて公開非難が起きました。
He faced opprobrium for his unethical behavior.
彼は非倫理的な行動のために非難に直面しました。
opprobrium の類義語・関連語
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opprobrium の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 opprobrium「恥辱・非難」が語源で、ob-/op-「〜に向けて」+ probrum「不名誉」から成る語です。相手に恥を浴びせるイメージが、そのまま「激しい非難」や「汚名」につながりました。opprobrious や opprobriously は同じ語幹の仲間です。
Opprobrium comes from Latin opprobrium, meaning "disgrace" or "reproach." It is built from ob-/op- "against, toward" and a root linked with shame or dishonor, giving the image of shame being thrown at someone. That sense later became strong public blame or lasting disgrace; opprobrious comes from the same root.
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