辞任
解説 Definition
resignations は resignation「辞任、辞表」の複数形です。複数の人が職や役職を正式に辞めること、またはその意思を伝える複数の通知・辞表を指します。
Resignations are instances of people formally leaving jobs or official positions, or the notices through which they announce that decision. The word is the plural of resignation and may refer to departures by several people or to multiple resignation letters.
使い方 Usage
- announce resignations「辞任を発表する」、accept resignations「辞任を受理する」がよく使われます。 Common combinations include announce resignations and accept resignations.
- two resignations や several resignations のように、数を表す語と組み合わせて複数の辞任・辞表を示します。 Use numbers or quantity words, as in two resignations or several resignations, to refer to multiple departures or notices.
使い分け Common distinctions
- resignation には「諦めて受け入れる態度」という別義もあります。この語義では、職や役職を辞めることを表します。 Resignation can also mean acceptance of an unpleasant situation. In this sense, it refers to leaving a job or official position.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
resign「職を辞する」＋ -ation「行為・結果」で resignation、それに複数の -s を付けた形です。何人かが辞任を申し出る場面を思い浮かべましょう。語尾は /z/ と発音します。
Connect resign, meaning formally leave a job or position, with -ation to form resignation, then add plural -s. Picture several people submitting their resignations. The final -s is pronounced /z/.
例文
The company announced two resignations today.
その会社は今日、二件の辞任を発表しました。
The board accepted the resignations at the evening meeting.
取締役会は夜の会議でそれらの辞任を受理しました。
resignations の類義語・関連語
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resignations の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語の「resignare」に由来し、「re-（元に戻す）」「sign（署名する）」「-ation（行為）」から成ります。契約上の署名を白紙に戻す意味から転じ、自ら役職を放棄する「辞任」を指すようになりました。同語根に「assign（割り当てる）」があります。
Resignation is the noun related to resign, which came through French from Latin resignare. That Latin verb could mean “to unseal, cancel, or give up” and was formed from re- and signare, “to mark or sign,” itself based on signum, “sign.” In English, resign developed the sense of formally giving up an office or position, and -ation forms the corresponding action noun. Resignations is the regular plural, created by adding -s to resignation.
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