slur
意味一覧 (3件)
不明瞭に発音する
解説 Definition
動詞の slur は、単語同士や音節の境目がつぶれて、発話が聞き取りにくくなること。酔い、眠気、疲労、薬の影響などで舌がうまく動かず、発音がなめらかに流れすぎる場面に向く。非難より観察の語。
As a verb, slur means to pronounce words or sounds in an unclear way, so the boundaries between syllables or words are hard to hear. It is often used when someone is drunk, sleepy, very tired, or affected by medicine and cannot move their tongue clearly. The word is usually descriptive rather than strongly critical.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
slur one's words を「言葉が線でつながってしまう」と描くと覚えやすい。はっきり区切る articulate の反対で、音の端が丸まり、聞き手には一語一語の境目が消えて聞こえる。mumble は声量や口ごもり、stammer はつかえ・どもりに焦点があるが、slur は発音全体が流れて崩れる感じ。名詞の中傷とは別語義だが、どちらも輪郭や評価を汚してぼかす感覚がある。
Think of slur one's words as words getting connected by one long line. Instead of being clearly separated, the edges of the sounds become rounded and run together. It is the opposite of articulate, which means to pronounce each part clearly. Mumble is more about low or unclear voice, and stammer is about getting stuck, but slur is about the whole pronunciation flowing together and becoming blurred.
例文
He was so tired that he began to slur his words.
彼はとても疲れていて、言葉を不明瞭に発音し始めた。
The nurse noticed that the patient was slurring his speech after taking the drug.
看護師は、その患者が薬を飲んだあとで話し方が不明瞭になっていることに気づいた。
She tried to answer, but the stress made her slur a few syllables.
彼女は答えようとしたが、緊張でいくつかの音節を不明瞭に発音した。
中傷、侮蔑語
(意味 2)解説 Definition
名詞の slur は、相手の属性や所属を低く見て傷つける侮蔑的な呼び名・発言を指す。特に人種、民族、性別、性的指向などに関わる語で、単なる無礼な一言ではなく、社会的な差別や排除を含む重い表現。
A slur is an insulting word or remark used to attack a person or group. It is often connected to race, nationality, gender, or other identity, so it can be very offensive. The word may also refer more generally to unfair damage to someone's reputation.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
ニュースや職場の文脈で used a slur と出たら、ただの悪口ではなく、公に問題化しうる差別的表現だと読む。racial slur、homophobic slur、ethnic slur のように、どの集団を貶めたかを示す形が多い。insult は個人への幅広い侮辱に使えるが、slur は歴史的な偏見や集団への攻撃を背負いやすい語。評判に汚れをつけるという古い感覚から、発言による中傷へ広がったと考えるとつながる。
Remember this as a much heavier word than a simple `insult`. It often comes in fixed phrases like `racial slur`, `sexist slur`, or `ethnic slur`, which helps fix its tone in your memory. Also note that `slur` can be a verb about unclear speech, so context matters.
例文
She was hurt by the offensive slur in his comment.
彼の発言に含まれていた侮蔑的な中傷に彼女は傷ついた。
The article was criticized for repeating a racial slur.
その記事は人種差別的な侮蔑語を繰り返したとして批判された。
Using a slur against any group is unacceptable.
どの集団に対してであれ侮蔑語を使うことは許されない。
ろれつの乱れ
(意味 3)解説 Definition
slur が名詞で使われると、酒酔いや疲労、病気などで起こる不明瞭な発音や、音がつながって聞き取りにくい話し方を指す。会話や診察の場面で、いつもよりろれつが回っていない状態を客観的に述べることが多く、侮蔑語という意味とは別である。
As a noun, slur means unclear or blurred speech, often caused by alcohol, tiredness, illness, or a medical problem. It describes a way of speaking in which sounds run together and are hard to hear clearly. This word is often used in conversations or medical situations to describe speech objectively. It is different from the other meaning of slur that refers to an insulting word.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
re- は「再び」、touch は「触れる」。retouch は「もう一度軽く触れて整える」と考えると、文章・原稿・デザインなどに小さな修正を加える語だと覚えやすいです。remake や rewrite のように全面的に作り直すのではなく、仕上げ前に表現、配置、細部を少し整える感じがあります。correct は誤りを直す響きが強く、retouch は完成度を上げるために手を入れる語です。
Think of retouch: re- means "again," and touch means "to touch lightly." So retouch means to touch something again in order to improve or adjust it a little. Unlike remake or rewrite, it usually suggests a small final change, not a complete new version. It is closer to polishing details than simply correcting a mistake.
例文
The doctor noticed a slight slur in his speech and asked if he had taken any medicine.
医師は彼の話し方に少しろれつの乱れがあることに気づき、薬を飲んだか尋ねた。
After staying awake all night, she spoke with a tired slur that made her words hard to catch.
一晩中起きていたせいで、彼女は疲れたようなろれつの乱れで話し、言葉が聞き取りにくかった。
The recording reveals a faint slur at the end of his sentence, suggesting he was not fully alert.
その録音では文末にかすかなろれつの乱れがあり、彼が完全には意識がはっきりしていなかったことをうかがわせる。
slur の語源・成り立ち Etymology
slur は中英語で「汚す・ぼかす」を表した語にさかのぼるとされる。輪郭をにじませる感覚から、音や発話をはっきりしないものにする意味へ広がった。
Slur is thought to go back to a Middle English word meaning "to smear" or "to blur." From the idea of making an outline unclear, it later came to mean making sounds or speech unclear as well.
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