mentor

• n. 指導者、教師、友人
• vt.指導

ギリシャ語のMentor、家庭教師、指導者、PIE*menのthink、考える、から、語源的にはmind、maniaと同じ。 ホメロスの『オデュッセイア』で、Mentorに扮したアテナがオデュッセイアの息子の勉強や考察を指導する場面から、後に一般化された。

mentor (n.)

"wise advisor," 1750, from Greek Mentor, friend of Odysseus and adviser of Telemachus (but often actually Athene in disguise) in the "Odyssey," perhaps ultimately meaning "adviser," because the name appears to be an agent noun of mentos "intent, purpose, spirit, passion" from PIE *mon-eyo- (cognates: Sanskrit man-tar- "one who thinks," Latin mon-i-tor "one who admonishes"), causative form of root *men- "to think" (see mind (n.)). The general use of the word probably is via later popular romances, in which Mentor played a larger part than he does in Homer.

mentor (v.)

1888, from mentor (n.). Related: Mentored; mentoring.

1. The men steped forward to kiss the hand of their mentor .

この男たちは指導者の手にキスをしに行った。

2. Mentor Corp.and Allergan Inc.make the two approved products.

の2つの承認された製品は Mentor 社とAllergan有限会社が生産したものです。

3.One mentor ，one person can change a life forever.

一人の補導員で、一人で一人の人生を変えることができます。

4.He fed on the great ideas of his mentor .

彼は彼の指導者の偉大な思想を支えている。

5.He was now playing the role of disinterested host and avuncular mentor .

彼は今、気前のいい主人と伯父のような指導者の役割を果たしている。