pension
pension は英検準2級・英検2級・英検準1級・TOEIC 860・TOEFL 80・IELTS 6.5レベルの英単語で、「年金」という意味があります。発音記号は /ˈpɛnʃən/ です。
年金
解説 Definition
退職後に定期的に受け取るお金。働いていた期間に基づいて、政府や雇用者から支給される。老後の生活を支援するために設計されたもの。
A pension is money paid regularly to someone after they retire from work, or sometimes because of age, disability, or a family situation. It is commonly used in discussions about jobs, government support, and retirement planning. The word usually refers to long-term financial support rather than a one-time payment.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
pension は「退職後にもらう定期 payment」とまとめて覚えると残りやすい語。単独で暗記するより、receive a pension, draw a pension, pension plan, state pension, company pension の形で覚えるのが実用的。salary は現役で働いて得る給料、pension は引退後の生活を支えるお金、という対比を作ると混同しにくい。plan が付けば年金制度、fund が付けば年金基金。tension など見た目の近い語とは無関係、と切っておくと迷いにくい。
Remember this word with pension plan and receive a pension. It is easy to keep it apart from salary if you connect salary with working now and pension with later life. Also, do not confuse it with similar-looking words like tension.
例文
He started receiving his pension at the age of 65.
彼は65歳で年金を受け取り始めた。
The company provides a good pension plan for its employees.
その企業は従業員のための良い年金制度を提供している。
She invested her pension money carefully for financial security.
彼女は財政的安定のために年金資金を慎重に投資した。
pension の類義語・関連語
pension の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古フランス語 pension を経て、ラテン語 pensio「支払い・分割払い」に由来。語根は pendere「重さを量る、支払う」で、もとは「量って渡す金」が、定期的に受け取る年金の意味へ育った。expense, compensate も同系。
Pension came into English through Old French from Latin pensio, meaning "payment" or "installment." It is related to Latin pendere, meaning "to weigh" and also "to pay," from the old idea of weighing out money. The meaning developed from a payment in general to a regular payment given over time, especially after retirement. Related words include expense and compensate.
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