sodomy
ソドミー
解説 Definition
sodomy は、歴史的・法律的な文脈で特定の性行為を指す語です。日本語の「ソドミー」は専門的・翻訳調の語で、日常会話ではあまり使われません。
Sodomy is a historical, religious, and legal term for certain sexual acts, especially anal intercourse, although its precise scope has varied across periods and jurisdictions. The term can sound stigmatizing or archaic, so it is now most often encountered when discussing older laws, doctrines, or documents.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
聖書の地名 Sodom に由来し、法律・宗教・歴史文書で特定の性行為を分類した語と結び付けて覚える。old laws concerning sodomy のような文脈が典型で、時代や法域によって指す範囲が異なる。現代の日常会話では古風で強い価値判断を帯び得るため、中立的な説明では具体的な行為名を使うほうが適切な場合が多い。
Link sodomy to Sodom, the biblical place name from which the term was formed. This connection helps explain why the word commonly appears in historical religious and legal discussions rather than neutral everyday conversation. Remember collocations such as “sodomy law,” “the legal definition of sodomy,” and “charged under an old statute.” Its exact reference has differed by time and jurisdiction, so do not assume that every document defines it identically. In modern neutral writing, a specific description of the act is often clearer and less stigmatizing.
例文
The old law used the term sodomy in its text.
その古い法律は条文の中でソドミーという語を使っていました。
The article discussed how the definition of sodomy changed over time.
その記事は、ソドミーの定義が時代とともにどう変わったかを論じていました。
Students learned that sodomy is a term often found in historical legal documents.
学生たちは、ソドミーが歴史的な法律文書によく見られる語だと学びました。
sodomy の類義語・関連語
sodomy の語源・成り立ち Etymology
中世ラテン語 sodomia、さらに古フランス語 sodomie を経て英語に入った語で、聖書の地名 Sodom（ソドム）に由来します。その町の「罪」と結びつけて名づけられたため、この意味になりました。関連語に sodomite, Sodom があります。
English sodomy came through Old French sodomie and Medieval Latin sodomia. These forms were derived from Sodom, the biblical city whose destruction was historically interpreted in Christian tradition as punishment for sexual wrongdoing, among other sins. The place name therefore became the basis of a term applied to prohibited sexual acts. The word is not a classical compound with independently productive English affixes. Related formations include sodomite, though that label is now often considered offensive.
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