ped
ペド(小児性愛者の俗称)
解説 Definition
pedophile の俗な略称で、強い非難を含む。正式な文脈では pedophile を使う。
A highly derogatory informal shortening of pedophile, used to accuse or describe someone who is sexually attracted to children. It is unsuitable for neutral or formal contexts and may function as a hostile label rather than a precise clinical or legal term.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
この語義の ped は pedophile を短くした強い侮蔑語で、原語の先頭部分を残した形と覚える。中立的・正式な文章では pedophile や、必要に応じてより正確な説明を使う。pedestrian の略も同じつづりになるが、文脈も語源も別なので混同しない。
Remember ped here as a clipped form of pedophile: it keeps the opening letters while dropping the rest of the word. The shortening does not make the label milder; it is strongly condemnatory and often appears in hostile or highly informal speech. In careful, formal writing, use pedophile or a more precise description appropriate to the context. Also separate this sense from ped meaning “pedestrian,” which may occur in transport notes or signs. The identical spelling does not mean that the two abbreviations have the same formation or meaning.
ped の類義語・関連語
ped の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ped は一般に pedestrian の短縮形で、語源はラテン語 pes / ped-「足」です。つまり「足で行く人」が原義なので、標識などの ped も「歩行者」を縮めた形だと分かります。関連語は pedal, pedestrian。
In this derogatory sense, ped is formed by clipping pedophile to its first syllable. It is therefore separate from the established abbreviation ped. for pedestrian and from the classical combining form ped- associated with Latin pes, meaning “foot.” The spellings happen to coincide, so the intended meaning must be identified from context. This clipped label is informal and carries a strongly hostile tone.
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