reincarnate
生まれ変わる
解説 Definition
輪廻転生の思想に基づいて、別の生涯に生まれ変わること。霊魂が新しい肉体に宿ることを指す。宗教的または哲学的な概念。
To reincarnate means to be born again in a new body after death, according to some religious or spiritual beliefs. It is also sometimes used more loosely to mean appearing again in a new form. The word is most common in discussions of religion, philosophy, or figurative writing.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず incarnate を「姿・形を取って現れる」とセットで覚えると、reincarnate は re- が付いて「もう一度、肉体を持って現れる」→「生まれ変わる」と取りやすい。宗教・哲学の文脈で soul, spirit, karma, after death などと一緒に出やすい語。revive や resurrect は「同じ人が生き返る」寄りだが、reincarnate は「別の体・別の生として再び生を受ける」点が重要。名詞 reincarnation までまとめて覚えると定着しやすい。
Notice the pattern: `re-` means "again," and `incarnate` is related to taking physical form. So `reincarnate` gives the image of coming back in another body, not simply waking up again. It is helpful to learn it together with the noun `reincarnation`.
例文
Buddhists believe that the soul will reincarnate after death.
仏教徒は死後に魂が生まれ変わると信じている。
According to Hindu philosophy, all living things reincarnate.
ヒンドゥー教の哲学によれば、すべての生き物は生まれ変わる。
Some people claim they reincarnated many times throughout history.
何人かの人々は彼らが歴史を通じて何度も生まれ変わったと主張している。
reincarnate の類義語・関連語
reincarnate の語源・成り立ち Etymology
reincarnate は re-「再び」+ incarnate「肉体を与える」から成り、incarnate は後期ラテン語 incarnare に由来します。in-「中へ」+ caro/carn-「肉」で、字面どおり「再び肉体に入る」なので、「生まれ変わる」の意味がそのまま見えます。関連語は incarnation、carnal。
Reincarnate comes from re- "again" and incarnate, from Late Latin incarnare, meaning "to make into flesh." The root carn- means "flesh," also seen in words like carnal and incarnation. Its meaning developed from the idea of entering flesh again, which led to the sense of being born in a new body.
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