persecuting
迫害する
解説 Definition
「persecuting」は動詞「persecute」の現在分詞・動名詞で、人を宗教、民族、政治的信条などを理由に不当に苦しめたり迫害したりすることを表します。単なる嫌がらせよりも、継続的で組織的な圧迫を指すことが多い語です。
The present participle or gerund of persecute, meaning subjecting people to persistent, unjust, and often systematic mistreatment because of their religion, ethnicity, political beliefs, identity, or membership in a particular group.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 persecute に -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、語末の黙字 e を落として persecuting になります。persecute people for their beliefs の形を軸に、「信仰などを理由に継続的・組織的に迫害する」と覚えます。一時的ないじめを表す harassing より深刻で、prosecuting「起訴している」と混同しないこと。
Persecuting is formed from persecute by dropping the final silent e and adding -ing. Remember it through the pattern “persecuting people for their beliefs”: the action is persistent, unjust, and often supported by a government or organized group. It is stronger than merely annoying or harassing someone because it commonly involves serious oppression based on religion, ethnicity, politics, or identity. Do not confuse it with prosecuting, which means bringing a legal case against someone. The shared idea of pursuit helps explain why the words look similar.
例文
The regime was accused of persecuting religious minorities.
その政権は宗教的少数派を迫害していると非難された。
Persecuting people for their beliefs violates basic human rights.
信条を理由に人々を迫害することは、基本的人権を侵害する。
Historians documented how the authorities kept persecuting dissidents.
歴史家たちは、当局が反体制派を迫害し続けた経緯を記録した。
persecuting の類義語・関連語
persecuting の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 persequi（追い続ける）が語源で、per-（徹底的に）+ sequi（従う・追う）に分解できる。執拗に追い回すという原義から「迫害する」の意味に発展した。prosecute（起訴する）やsequence（連続）が同じ語根を共有する。
Persecuting is the -ing form of persecute. Persecute entered English through Latin persecūtus, the past participle of persequī, “to follow persistently or pursue,” built from per-, suggesting thoroughness, and sequī, “to follow.” The sense developed from relentless pursuit to hostile and oppressive treatment. The same Latin root meaning “follow” appears in sequence, while prosecute has a related history but a distinct modern legal meaning.
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