配置
解説 Definition
ものや人を特定の位置に配置すること、または配置された状態を表します。会社での職位配置や物の配置といった文脈で使われます。
Placement is the act of putting something in a particular position or the position where it is put. It is often used when talking about arrangement, design, or organization. It can also mean being given a job, course, or training position.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
place が「置く・場所」、-ment が「行為・結果」を作る形だと押さえると、placement は「置くこと／置かれた位置」とまとめて覚えやすい。まず place a book on the table の place を土台にし、その名詞版が placement。文脈では furniture placement なら物の配置、job placement なら人の配属・就職先紹介。replacement, displacement など同じ -ment 語尾の仲間と並べると定着しやすい。
Build it from `place` + `-ment`. `Place` means put something somewhere, and `-ment` often turns an action into a noun, so `placement` is the act or result of putting something in position. It appears in different areas like `furniture placement` and `job placement`, but the core idea stays the same.
例文
The placement of furniture in the room was very thoughtful.
部屋の家具の配置はとてもよく考えられていた。
After graduation, many students are looking for job placement.
卒業後、多くの学生は就職先を探しています。
The correct placement of speakers improves the sound quality.
スピーカーの正しい配置は音質を向上させます。
placement の類義語・関連語
placement の語源・成り立ち Etymology
フランス語place（場所）にラテン語platea（広い通り）が起源で、接尾辞-mentで「置く行為・結果」を表す。「広い場所に物を据える」が原義。関連語：replace（再配置する）、displacement（置き換え）。
Placement comes from place with the suffix -ment, which forms nouns for an action or result. Place entered English through French and goes back to Latin roots connected with a broad street or open space. The basic idea was putting something in a particular spot, and from that it developed into the modern sense of arranging or assigning someone or something. Related words include replace and displacement.
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