resettlement
再定住
解説 Definition
人々が新しい場所に移り住むこと。戦争や自然災害の後に特に使われる言葉です。
Resettlement is the process of moving people to live in a new place, often after war, disaster, or migration. It is commonly used for refugees, displaced families, or government housing plans. The word focuses on starting life again in another area.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
settle が「落ち着く・住み着く」、re- が「もう一度」、-ment が「こと」。つまり resettlement は「別の場所で、あらためて生活を落ち着かせること」と組み立てると覚えやすいです。単なる move や relocation よりも、その後きちんと住み直す感じが強め。refugee resettlement、postwar resettlement のように、難民・戦後・災害後の文脈でよく出る語です。
Break it into `re-` + `settle` + `-ment`. `Settle` is to begin living calmly in a place, so `resettlement` is doing that again in a new place. It often appears in serious contexts like refugees, war, or disaster recovery.
例文
The government implemented a resettlement program for refugees.
政府は難民のための再定住プログラムを実施しました。
Resettlement in a new country is challenging.
新しい国への再定住は困難です。
The resettlement process took several months.
再定住の過程は数ヶ月かかりました。
resettlement の類義語・関連語
resettlement の語源・成り立ち Etymology
resettlement は re-「再び」＋ settlement から成り、settle は古英語系の「腰を落ち着ける・住み着く」が出発点です。だから単なる移動でなく「もう一度きちんと住みつく」が核で、settler や settlement にも同じ定住の発想が見えます。
Resettlement is built from re-, meaning "again," and settlement. Settle comes from Old English and Germanic roots connected with sitting down, becoming stable, and living in one place. So the word developed from the idea of people becoming established somewhere again, not just moving. Related words include settle and settler.
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