reappointment
再任
解説 Definition
再び任命すること、または再任用。元の職位または新しい職位への再度の任命。
Reappointment is the act of giving someone the same job or position again after their term has ended. It is often used in business, government, education, and official roles. The word is common in formal and administrative contexts.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
`re-` は「もう一度」、`appointment` は `appoint` から見れば取りやすく、まず「任命」を思い出せれば `reappointment` はそのまま「再任」。`disappointment` の appointment と同形ですが、こちらは「予定・約束」の感覚より「役職への指名」の意味で読むのがコツです。ニュースでは `reappointment of the CEO`、政治では `reappointment to the post` の形が頻出。`appointment` が最初の任命、`reappointment` が続投・再任と対比すると定着しやすいです。
The prefix `re-` means `again`, so start there. If `appointment` is a person being chosen for a position, `reappointment` is being chosen again. It is often used in formal news phrases like `reappointment of the CEO`, which helps fix the meaning and context together.
例文
The director was grateful for his reappointment for another term.
その理事長は別の任期への再任用に感謝した。
Reappointment to the board required a majority vote.
委員会への再任用は過半数投票を必要とした。
After the successful completion of his contract, he pursued reappointment.
契約の成功裏の完了後、彼は再任を求めた。
reappointment の類義語・関連語
reappointment の語源・成り立ち Etymology
reappointment は re-「再び」+ appointment で、appointment は古フランス語由来の appoint「点まで決める」から来ています。いったん決めた任命をもう一度定め直す語だと見えると意味が明快で、関連語に appoint と point があります。
Reappointment is built in English from re- "again" and appointment. Appointment comes through French from a verb meaning "to bring to a point" or "settle precisely," from the same root as point. So reappointment originally meant the act of appointing someone again after an earlier appointment. Related English words include appoint and point.
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