partisan

• adj. 党派的な; 忠実な; 部分的な; 盲目的に崇拝する
• n. ゲリラ; 信奉者; パルチザン

part,part,branch,-isan,personから、語源的にはartisanと同じ。派生的にbranch, partisanとなり、後に侮蔑的に党派、強硬派、盲従者、盲目的に従う者を指すのに使われる。

partisan

partisan: [16] Etymologically, a partisan is someone who takes a ‘part’ – in the sense ‘side’ or ‘cause’. The word comes via French partisan from partisano, a dialect form of mainstream Italian partigiano, which was based on parte ‘part’.
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partisan (n.)

also partizan, 1550s, "one who takes part with another, zealous supporter," from Middle French partisan (15c.), from dialectal upper Italian partezan (Tuscan partigiano) "member of a faction, partner," from parte "part, party," from Latin partem (nominative pars), see part (n.). Sense of "guerilla fighter" is first recorded 1690s.

partisan (adj.)

1708 for warfare, 1842 for politics, from partisan (n.).

1. He is clearly too partisan to be a referee.

彼は傾向性が目立ちすぎて、審判になれない。

2.At first the eager young poet was a partisan of the Revolution.

最初は、熱意に満ちた若い詩人は革命の強固な支持者だった。

3.Most newspapers are politically partisan .

ほとんどの新聞は政治的傾向がある。

4. Partisan fighters fought in secret against the enemy.

ゲリラ戦士は神出鬼没で敵に打撃を与えた。

5.They should not allow partisan political considerations or interests to cloud their judgment.

彼らは党派の政治要素や党派の利益を自分の判断に影響させるべきではない。