prohibitionist
禁酒主義者
解説 Definition
禁酒運動を推進する人、または禁酒を支持する主義者。特に19世紀後半から20世紀初頭の禁酒令時代の支持者を指す。
A prohibitionist is a person who strongly supports laws that ban alcohol or other things seen as harmful. The word is often used in discussions of social reform, public morals, or politics. It usually refers to someone with a very strict anti-alcohol position.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
prohibit(禁止する)→ prohibition(禁止)→ prohibitionist(その禁止を支持する人)と、知っている形から一段ずつ広げると覚えやすいです。語尾の -ist は「主義者・支持者」で、artist や socialist と同じ型。歴史では alcohol / liquor と結びつき、support Prohibition, back prohibition laws のように「酒を個人的に断つ人」ではなく「社会として禁酒を推進する側」を表すのが中心。teetotaler は単なる禁酒家なので区別すると定着します。
Build it step by step: prohibit -> prohibition -> prohibitionist. The ending -ist often means a person who supports an idea, like socialist or activist. Remember it with phrases like "support Prohibition" or "back prohibition laws," not just a person who avoids alcohol personally.
例文
The prohibitionist movement gained significant political power in the early 1900s.
禁酒主義運動は1900年代初期に政治的影響力を増した。
Many prohibitionists believed alcohol was the root of societal problems.
多くの禁酒主義者はアルコールが社会問題の根源だと信じていた。
She was a devoted prohibitionist throughout her life.
彼女は生涯にわたって熱心な禁酒主義者だった。
prohibitionist の類義語・関連語
prohibitionist の語源・成り立ち Etymology
prohibitionist は prohibition + -ist「主義者」。prohibition はラテン語 prohibere(pro-「前で」+ habere「押さえる・持つ」)に由来し、「手前で止める」感覚から禁酒・禁止を唱える人を表します。関連語は prohibit、inhibit。
Prohibitionist is formed from prohibition and the suffix -ist, meaning a supporter of a belief or movement. Prohibition comes from Latin prohibere, meaning to hold back or prevent. The core idea is stopping something before it happens, which later gave the sense of supporting legal bans, especially on alcohol. Related words include prohibit and inhibit.
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