予感
解説 Definition
premonition の複数形で、何かが起こりそうだと直感的に感じる予感を表します。特に悪いことや重要な出来事について、明確な根拠なしに抱く感覚に使います。
Premonitions are feelings or strong thoughts that something is going to happen, often something bad or important. The word is common when talking about intuition rather than clear evidence.
使い方 Usage
- have premonitions of ... は「…の予感がする」。単数形では have a premonition that ... も使えます。 Use have premonitions of ... to name what is anticipated. With the singular, have a premonition that ... can introduce a clause.
使い分け Common distinctions
- prediction が予測を表すのに対し、premonition は直感的な予感で、しばしば不吉な響きがあります。 Prediction refers to a forecast, while premonition emphasizes an intuitive feeling and often has an ominous tone.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
pre-（前もって）と monition（警告）を結び付け、「起こる前に届く警告めいた感覚」と覚えましょう。premonitions は、いくつもの予感が頭をよぎる像と結び付けられます。
Connect pre- (before) with monition (warning): a warning-like feeling before something happens. For the plural premonitions, picture several uneasy feelings crossing your mind.
例文
He ignored his premonitions and went anyway.
彼は自分の予感を無視して、それでも行った。
She had a premonition that something bad would happen.
彼女は何か悪いことが起こるという予感がした。
premonitions の類義語・関連語
premonitions の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 prae-（前もって）+ monere（警告する）が語源。pre+monition で「事前の警告」→予感。関連語 monitor（監視者）、admonish（忠告する）。何かが起こる前に内なる警告を受け取る感覚を表す。
Premonitions comes from Latin prae- meaning "before" and monere meaning "warn." It came into English through premonition, originally meaning an advance warning. Over time, it came to mean a feeling or inner warning before something happens. Related English words include monitor and admonish.
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