domination
英 [dɒmɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n]
美 [,dɑmə'neʃən]
英語の語源
- domination (n.)
- late 14c., "rule, control," from Old French dominacion (12c.) "domination, rule, power," from Latin dominationem (nominative dominatio), noun of action from past participle stem of dominari "to rule, have dominion over," from dominus "lord, master," literally "master of the house," from domus "home" (see domestic) + -nus, suffix denoting ownership or relation. Sexual sense by 1961.
例文
- 1. Her experience of men was of domination and brutality.
- 男が彼女に感じたのは、すべてを支配し、野蛮で残虐だ。
- 2.They had five centuries of domination by the Romans.
- 彼らはローマ人に5世紀にわたって支配されてきた。
- 3.It is accepted that the superpowers are each seeking world wide domination .
- 公認の事実は、超大国がそれぞれ世界的な支配権を求めていることだ。
- 4.Some cynics say that sport is a mere instrument of capitalist domination .
- スポーツは資本主義統治の道具にすぎないと考える憤慨者もいる。
- 5.The company has struggled to maintain its domination in the maketplace.
- 同社は市場優位性を維持するために尽力している。
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