seducer
誘惑者
解説 Definition
異性を巧みに誘惑する人。魅力を使って人を惹きつけ、堕落させる者。
A seducer is a person who tries to attract someone into a romantic or sexual relationship, often in a persuasive or manipulative way. The word can suggest charm, but it often has a negative feeling. It is more common in literature and formal description than in everyday speech.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず seduce「誘惑する」を知っていれば、-er が付いた seducer は「誘惑する人」と素直に読める。teach→teacher, write→writer と同じで、動詞に -er が付くと「その行為をする人」になる型。意味の中心は、力ずくではなく charm や attractive な雰囲気で相手を引き込むこと。tempter が広く「そそのかす人」なのに対し、seducer は恋愛・性的な含みが強め。seduce, seductive, seducer を三点セットで並べると、行為→性質→人物のつながりで覚えやすい。
Start with `seduce`, then add `-er`, the common ending for a person who does something, like `teacher` or `writer`. That makes `seducer` easy to build in your mind. It often has a romantic or sexual feeling, stronger than a general word like `tempter`.
例文
In the novel, the seducer lures innocent victims with his charm and false promises.
その小説では、誘惑者が魅力と偽りの約束で無垢な被害者をおびき寄せる。
He gained a reputation as a seducer who broke hearts across the city.
彼は街中で心を弄ぶ誘惑者としての評判を得た。
The film portrays the seducer as both charismatic and deeply manipulative.
その映画は誘惑者をカリスマ的でありながら深く人を操る人物として描いている。
seducer の類義語・関連語
seducer の語源・成り立ち Etymology
seducer はラテン語 se-「離れて」+ ducere「導く」から成る seducere に由来し、直訳では「脇へ連れ去る人」です。conduct や induce と同じ duc- を含み、相手を正道から外へ導く感覚が「誘惑者」の核心だとわかります。
Seducer comes from Latin seducere, built from se- meaning "apart" and ducere meaning "to lead." The original idea was leading someone away or aside. From that sense, the word developed into someone who draws another person away from the right path. Related English words with the same root include conduct, produce, and induce.
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