意味一覧 (2件)
評決
解説 Definition
裁判所での判決や、ある事柄に対する評価・判断の結論のことです。特に法的な決定や意見を示します。
A verdict is an official decision about a case, especially the decision made by a jury in court. It can also be used more generally for a final judgment or opinion about something. The word is most common in legal contexts.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
verdict の「評決」は、裁判で陪審や裁判所が有罪・無罪などの結論を正式に示す語として覚えます。dict は predict や dictate にも見える「言う・述べる」の感覚につながり、verdict は法廷で述べられる最終判断です。jury's verdict, reach a verdict, guilty verdict, not-guilty verdict のまとまりで押さえると、公式な結論のイメージが定着します。sentence は評決後の刑罰宣告なので区別しましょう。
Notice the dict part, which appears in words about saying or telling, like predict and dictate. A verdict is the final judgment stated in court, such as guilty or not guilty. Learn it with phrases like jury's verdict, reach a verdict, and guilty verdict. A sentence is the punishment announced after the verdict.
例文
The jury delivered its verdict after three days of deliberation.
陪審員は3日間の審議の後、評決を下しました。
The court's verdict was that the defendant was not guilty.
裁判所の評決は被告人が無罪であるというものでした。
Public opinion became the verdict on the controversial issue.
世論が物議を醸す問題に対する評決となりました。
判断
(意味 2)解説 Definition
人や物事について、情報や意見を踏まえて下す最終的な判断や結論を指す。裁判の評決だけでなく、映画や提案、実験結果などに対して『結局どう評価するか』を述べる場面でもよく使われる。
A verdict is a final judgment or decision made after considering facts, evidence, or different opinions. It is often used for a jury's decision in court, but it can also describe the final evaluation of something such as a film, a plan, or an experiment. The word suggests that the process is finished and a clear conclusion has been reached.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
verdict は「最終的に言い渡される判断」として覚えると残りやすい。dict を含む語は dictionary, predict, dictate など「言葉で述べる」感覚につながりやすく、verdict も法廷で示される“判断の言葉”。jury’s verdict, return/reach a verdict, guilty verdict をまとめて覚えると定着しやすい。特に sentence は刑罰の宣告、verdict は有罪・無罪などの結論なので別物。法廷外でも the verdict on the plan のように「評価・結論」に広がる。
Think of verdict as the final words that give a decision. The part dict appears in words like predict, dictate, and dictionary, so it can remind you of something said in words. It is useful to learn common phrases such as jury's verdict, reach a verdict, and guilty verdict. Also remember that a sentence is the punishment announced by the court, while a verdict is the decision such as guilty or not guilty.
例文
After two days of discussion, the jury reached a verdict.
2日間の協議の末、陪審は判断を下した。
The early verdict on the new plan was mostly positive.
新しい計画についての当初の判断はおおむね好意的だった。
We are still waiting for the final verdict on the test results.
私たちは試験結果についての最終的な判断をまだ待っている。
verdict の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古フランス語 verdict から。ラテン語 vere dictum（真実を言われたもの）が語源で、vere（真実に）＋ dictum（言われたこと）に分解できる。verify（検証する）、dictate（口述する）と同根。陪審員が「真実を述べる」行為が「評決」となった。
`Verdict` came into English through Anglo-French and Old French, from Latin `vere dictum`, literally "a true saying." It combines `vere` meaning "truly" and `dictum` meaning "something said." The idea was that a jury was speaking the truth, and related English words include `verify` and `dictate`.
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