peripatetic
遍歴の
解説 Definition
あちこちを歩き回る、巡回する性質を持つこと。一箇所に定住せず移動しながら活動するさま。
Peripatetic means traveling from place to place, especially as part of your way of life or work. It can describe people such as teachers, workers, or performers who do not stay in one location for long. The word is formal and often used in writing rather than casual speech.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
“定住せず、仕事や生き方として各地を渡る人・生活”に結びつけると覚えやすい。旅行好きという軽さではなく、teacher / scholar / journalist / lifestyle などと結びつきやすい、やや硬めの語。a peripatetic life, a peripatetic career の形で見ると定着しやすい。wander のような気ままな放浪より、活動拠点が次々移る感じ。itinerant や nomadic に近いが、知的・職業的な文脈で出たら peripatetic を思い出す。さらに peri- を perimeter / peripheral の “周辺・あちこち” の感覚で拾えると、語形からも記憶しやすい。
Use the prefix idea: `peri-` can suggest "around" or "from place to place," as in `perimeter` or `peripheral`. That makes `peripatetic` easier to remember as a life or career that keeps moving around. It often appears in phrases like `a peripatetic life` or `a peripatetic career`, especially in intellectual or professional contexts.
例文
The peripatetic musician travelled from town to town, performing at local festivals.
その遍歴の音楽家は町から町へ旅をし、地元の祭りで演奏した。
Her peripatetic lifestyle made it difficult to maintain long-term friendships.
彼女の遍歴の生活様式は長期的な友人関係を維持することを困難にした。
The peripatetic teacher visits three different schools each week.
その巡回教師は毎週3つの異なる学校を訪問する。
peripatetic の類義語・関連語
peripatetic の語源・成り立ち Etymology
peripatetic は後期ラテン語を経てギリシャ語 peripatetikos に由来し、peri-「周りを」+ pat-「歩く」から成る。もとは「歩き回る」が原義で、逍遥しながら教えたアリストテレス学派を指したため、「遍歴の」の意味になった。関連語は peripatetics、peripateticism。
Peripatetic comes from Late Latin and Greek peripatetikos, from peri- "around" and patein "to walk." It first referred to Aristotle's school, whose members were said to discuss ideas while walking. From that image, the word broadened to mean traveling from place to place.
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