repose
（信頼・責任などを）託す
解説 Definition
主に文語的な表現で、信頼・希望・責任などを人や物事にゆだねる、任せるという意味。相手を頼りにして判断や期待を託す場面で使われ、日常会話では entrust や place より硬い響きを持つ。
To repose something such as trust, hope, or authority in someone means to place it in them or depend on them for it. It is most often used in formal expressions like repose trust or repose confidence. The word sounds literary or old-fashioned in modern everyday English.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず定型で覚えるのが近道。repose confidence / trust / hope in ... の形でよく出て、「信頼や希望をその相手に置く」= place trust in のかなり硬い文語版、と押さえる。物を預ける entrust より、判断・期待・責任を静かに委ねる響きが強い。rely on よりも書き言葉寄りで、法律・評論・文学で見かけやすい。re- + pose を見たら「相手の上にそっと置く」感覚を思い出すと残りやすい。名詞 repose「休息」と混同しないこと。
Remember this meaning of `repose` as a formal alternative to `place` in set phrases like `repose trust in` or `repose confidence in`. It is usually used with abstract nouns such as `trust`, `hope`, or `responsibility`, not everyday objects. That makes it sound literary, legal, or very formal.
例文
She decided to repose her trust in him.
彼女は彼に信頼を託すことにした。
The committee reposed its confidence in the new chairperson.
委員会は新しい議長に信頼を寄せた。
The CEO reposed significant responsibility upon her deputy.
CEOは副社長に大きな責任を託した。
repose の類義語・関連語
repose の語源・成り立ち Etymology
repose はフランス語 reposer を経た語で、re-「再び」+ poser「置く」に由来し、もとは何かをそっと置いて休ませる感覚を含みました。pose や pause と響き合い、信頼や責任を相手の上に置くイメージが「託す・置く」という意味につながります。
Repose came into English through French reposer, from re-, "back" or "again," and poser, "to place." It first carried the sense of putting something down gently so it could rest. From that image, the word developed meanings connected with resting, and also with placing trust or responsibility in someone. It is related to pose.
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