underachievers
成績不振者
解説 Definition
成績不振者。学業的またはその他の領域で期待値を下回る人。
Underachievers are people who perform below the level that others expect from their ability. The word is often used in school or work when someone seems capable of more but does not reach that level. It usually refers to repeated low performance, not just one bad result.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず中心は achieve「達成する」。そこに under- が付くと「基準・期待の下にとどまる」感覚になり、achiever なら「達成する人」、underachiever で「本来もっとできるのに結果が届かない人」と覚えやすいです。単に能力が低い人ではなく、期待値より伸びないニュアンスが重要。school underachievers, academically underachieving のように学業文脈でよく出ます。underperformer と近いですが、underachiever は本人の潜在力とのギャップを感じさせやすい語です。
The core is `achieve`, and `under-` adds the idea of being below a level or expectation. So `underachievers` are people who perform below what people think they could do. It often appears in school contexts, where the idea is not low ability, but unused potential.
例文
Underachievers often lack motivation or support.
成績不振者はしばしば動機付けまたはサポートを欠いている。
Teachers work to help underachievers reach their potential.
教師は成績不振者が彼らの可能性に到達するのを助けるために働く。
Some underachievers have undiagnosed learning disabilities.
いくつかの成績不振者は診断されていない学習障害を持つ。
underachievers の類義語・関連語
underachievers の語源・成り立ち Etymology
under-（下回る）+ achieve（達成する）+ -er（人）の構成。achieve は古フランス語 achever（完了する）から、さらにラテン語 caput（頭＝目標の頂点）に遡る。関連語: achieve, achievement。「目標の頂点に届かない人」が原義。
Underachievers is built from under-, achieve, and -er, with the plural ending -s. Achieve comes from Old French achever, "to bring to an end" or "complete," and is often traced back to Latin caput, "head," suggesting reaching the top or final point. The modern idea is of people who do less well than they are expected to; achievement is a related word.
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