労働組合員
解説 Definition
unionists は unionist（労働組合員）の複数形です。労働組合に所属する人たち、または組合活動を支持する人たちをまとめて指すときに使います。
Unionists are members or supporters of a labor union, especially when they are considered as a group involved in workplace representation, negotiations, or efforts to improve working conditions.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
union「組合」に「人」を表す -ist を付けた unionist の複数形です。語末が /t/ 音なので複数語尾 -s は /s/ と発音され、全体の末尾は /ts/ になります。meet、speak、negotiate など、複数の組合員が集団で行動する場面と結び付けて覚えましょう。
Start with union, meaning an organization of workers, and add -ist, a suffix for a person associated with an activity or cause. A unionist is therefore a union member or supporter, and unionists is its plural. Because unionist ends in the voiceless sound /t/, the plural -s is pronounced /s/, producing /ts/ at the end. Remember the word through typical group actions: unionists meet after work, discuss safety, negotiate with management, or speak collectively about working conditions.
例文
The unionists met after work.
労働組合員たちは仕事の後で集まりました。
Several unionists spoke about safer working conditions.
数人の労働組合員が、より安全な労働環境について話しました。
The company listened to the unionists during the meeting.
会社は会議の中で労働組合員たちの意見を聞きました。
unionists の類義語・関連語
unionists の語源・成り立ち Etymology
unionists は union「結合・組合」+ -ist「…する人」+ 複数語尾 -s からできています。union は後期ラテン語 unio、さらに unus「一つ」にさかのぼり、unite も同じ語根です。つまり「一つにまとまる側の人たち」から「労働組合員」という意味になります。
Unionists is the plural of unionist, formed from union plus the person-denoting suffix -ist and plural -s. Union entered English through French from Latin unio, meaning “oneness” or “unity,” ultimately related to Latin unus, “one.” The formation thus describes people associated with a union, here specifically a labor organization whose members act together.
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