segregate
隔離する
解説 Definition
人々や物を分離する、隔離する。特に差別や管理の目的で、異なるグループを物理的または社会的に分ける行為を意味します。
To segregate means to separate people or things into different groups or places. It can be used in a neutral way for sorting, but it is also an important social word because it often refers to unfair separation based on race, class, or other differences.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
separate（分ける）と group（集団）を頭に置くと覚えやすい語。segregate は「一つの集団を、わざわざ別々に分けて固定する」感じで、単なる separate より硬く、差別・制度・管理の匂いが強い。racial segregation, segregated schools の形で見ると定着しやすい。integrate（統合する）と対で覚えると混同しにくく、isolate が「一つを孤立させる」のに対し、segregate は「グループ同士を分離する」こと。
The part greg relates to a group, as in congregation. So segregate can be remembered as separating groups from each other, not just putting one thing alone. It is often used in serious phrases like racial segregation or segregated housing, which gives it a stronger social meaning than isolate.
例文
The hospital will segregate patients with contagious diseases.
その病院は感染性疾患の患者を隔離します。
The company segregated employees by skill level.
その企業は従業員を技能水準で隔離しました。
The policy was designed to segregate the population by income level.
そのポリシーは所得水準で人口を隔離するために設計されていました。
segregate の類義語・関連語
segregate の語源・成り立ち Etymology
segregateはラテン語segregareが語源で、se-（離して）+ greg-（群れ）+ -ate でできています。もとは「群れから分ける」で、単なる区別よりも共同体から切り離す響きが強い語です。gregariousやcongregationに同じgreg-が見えます。
Segregate comes from Latin segregare, made from se- meaning "apart" and greg- meaning "flock" or "group." Its original sense was to separate something from the herd or community. That is why the word has a stronger feeling than simple division: it suggests being set apart from others. Related words with the same root include gregarious and congregation.
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