reprimands
叱責
解説 Definition
過ちや不正行為に対して上位者が行う公式な叱責や譴責のこと。
Reprimands are formal expressions of disapproval or criticism for bad behavior or mistakes. They are often given by a teacher, manager, or other authority figure. The word is stronger than simple criticism and often implies an official warning.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず everyday な scold「しかる」と比べると覚えやすいです。reprimand はそれよりずっと堅く、先生・上司・組織が正式に与える「叱責・譴責」。会話の軽いお説教ではなく、written reprimand, receive a reprimand のように記録や処分が伴いそうな場面を思い浮かべると定着します。reprimands はその複数形で、「何度も／複数の正式な叱責」という響きです。
Link it to simple `scold`, but make it more formal and official. A `reprimand` sounds like something from a teacher, boss, or institution, often in phrases like `receive a reprimand` or `written reprimand`. The `-s` just shows there was more than one.
例文
The employee received several reprimands for arriving late.
その従業員は遅刻のために何度も叱責を受けた。
Official reprimands were issued to all staff involved in the incident.
その事件に関わったすべての職員に公式な譴責が出された。
Repeated reprimands failed to change his careless behavior.
繰り返しの叱責も彼の不注意な行動を改めさせることはできなかった。
reprimands の類義語・関連語
派生語
reprimands の語源・成り立ち Etymology
reprimand はフランス語 réprimande を経て、ラテン語 reprimenda「抑えて戒めること」に由来します。re-「後ろへ・再び」+ premere「押す」が入り、「強く押さえて正す」感覚から「叱責」に。関連語は repress, press。
Reprimands comes from reprimand, borrowed from French réprimande, from Latin reprimenda. It is linked to Latin re- and premere, meaning "to press," so the early sense was like "pressing back" or "checking by force." From that idea, it came to mean a spoken scolding meant to correct someone. Related English words include press and repress.
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