pressure

• n.圧力; 圧迫, [目的]加圧
• vt.強制する; 封印する; ......を加圧する

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pressure (n.)

late 14c., "suffering, anguish; act or fact of pressing on the mind or heart," from Old French presseure "oppression; torture; anguish; press" (for wine or cheeses), "instrument of torture" (12c.) and directly from Latin pressura "action of pressing," from pressus, past participle of premere "to press" (see press (v.1)).

Literal meaning "act or fact of pressing" in a physical sense is attested from early 15c. Meaning "moral or mental coercing force" is from 1620s; meaning "urgency" is from 1812. Scientific sense in physics is from 1650s. Pressure cooker is attested from 1915; figurative sense is from 1958. Pressure point is attested from 1876. Pressure-treated, of woods, is from 1911.

pressure (v.)

"to pressurize," 1886, American English, from pressure (n.). Meaning "to exert pressure on" (someone) is attested by 1922. Related: Pressured; pressuring.

1. The government wilted in the face of such powerfl pressure .

政府はこのような大きな圧力に直面し、自信を失った。

2.He is being constantly monitored with regular checks on his blood pressure .

彼はリアルタイムで監視され、血圧を計時した。

3.He was under pressure to resign and was about to be sidelined.

彼は辞職を余儀なくされる圧力に耐えて、すぐに排除されそうになった。

4.The built-in safety device compensates for a fall in water pressure .

この内蔵式安全装置は、水圧が低下したときに保護することができる。

5. Pressure appears to be mounting for conformity in how people speak English.

英語の規範化を求める圧力が高まっているようだ。