abase
英 [ə'beɪs]
美 [ə'bes]
語源
古フランス語で、a-(ad-と同じ、向かう)+bas-(低い、短い、基部)+-e(接尾辞、実質的な意味はない)→その名の通り「降ろす、低くする」。低くする。(人の)」。類義語:ベース、ベース、低音。
英語の語源
- abase (v.)
- late 14c., abaishen, from Old French abaissier "diminish, make lower in value or status" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *ad bassiare "bring lower," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + Late Latin bassus "thick, fat, low" (see base (adj.)). Form in English altered 16c. by influence of base (adj.), thus the word is an exception from the rule that Old French verbs with stem -iss- enter English as -ish. Related: Abased; abasing.
例文
- 1. The president is not willing to abase himself before the nation.
- 大統領は全国民の前で自分の威信を下げたくない。
- 2.He refused to abase himself in the eyes of others.
- 彼は他人の前でけなされたくない.
- 3.A man who uses bad language will only abase himself.
- 悪口を言う者は自分の身分を下げるだけだ。
- 4.She wanted to abase herself before the strong man,to be low and humble before him.
- 彼女は自分をこの強い男の前でもっと謙虚に、低く、恭順に見せる。
- 5.The leader 's refusal to abase himself before his followers irritated the king.
- このリーダーは部下の前で卑屈になることを拒否し、皇帝を怒らせた。
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