skulduggery
卑劣な行為
解説 Definition
不正な取引や詐欺的な行為。卑劣で非道徳的な行為。
Skulduggery means dishonest, secret, or morally wrong behavior, especially when someone is trying to trick others. It is often used in politics, business, or stories involving deception. The word is somewhat informal and has a strong negative tone.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
この語は形で覚えるより、使われる場面で固定すると残りやすい。ニュースでよくあるのは political skulduggery, corporate skulduggery のように、政治や企業の世界で「裏でこそこそ進む不正」。fraud が法的・会計的な不正、scam が個別のだましなら、skulduggery はもっと陰で仕組む、卑劣な裏工作全体をぼかして言う感じ。音やつづりは難しいので、skull や dug に無理に分けず、「怪しい策略をまとめて指す名詞」として一塊で覚えると定着しやすい。
Do not try to break this word into smaller parts; it is easier to remember as one whole word. Fix it to typical phrases like `political skulduggery` or `corporate skulduggery`, where people are doing secret, dishonest things behind the scenes. It is broader and less exact than words like `fraud` or `scam`, so think of it as shady tricks in general.
例文
The investigation revealed skulduggery in the financial records.
調査によって、財務記録に不正があることが明らかになった。
The CEO was accused of skulduggery and fraud.
CEOは卑劣な行為と詐欺で告発された。
Employees uncovered skulduggery in the accounting department.
従業員は会計部門で不正を見つけた。
skulduggery の類義語・関連語
skulduggery の語源・成り立ち Etymology
skulduggery はスコットランド語 sculduddery に由来する俗語で、語源は不詳のため、接辞分解はしにくい語です。もとは下品さや不道徳さを帯びた語感があり、そこから「こそこそした卑劣な行為」へ広がったと見ると納得できます。関連語は sculduddery、sculdudrie。
Skulduggery comes from the Scots word sculduddery, but its deeper origin is uncertain. Early uses had a sense of indecency or low, improper behavior. From there, it developed into the modern idea of secret, dishonest, or underhanded action.
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