succor

• n. レスキュー; ヘルパー
• vt.救助; 援助

suc-、under、up、-cor、run、語源的にはcurrent、courseと同じ。

succor (n.)

c. 1200, socour, earlier socours "aid, help," from Anglo-French succors "help, aid," Old French socors, sucurres "aid, help, assistance" (Modern French secours), from Medieval Latin succursus "help, assistance," from past participle of Latin succurrere "run to help, hasten to the aid of," from assimilated form of sub "up to" (see sub-) + currere "to run" (see current (adj.)). Final -s mistaken in English as a plural inflection and dropped late 13c. Meaning "one who aids or helps" is from c. 1300.

succor (v.)

late 13c., "help or relieve when in difficulty," from Old French succurre "to help, assist" (Modern French secourir), from Latin succerrere "to help, assist" (see succor (n.)). Related: Succored; succoring.

1. In two short hours we may look for succor from Webb.

わずか2時間で、ウェブ将軍の救兵が到着することが期待されている。

2.He was so much in need of succor ，so totally alone.

彼は当時一人でつるつるしていて、特に援助が必要でした。

3.A president needs substantive advice,but he also requires emotional succor .

大統領は実質的なアドバイスが必要だが、感情的なサポートも必要だ。

4.I have learned to succor the unfortunate.

私は不幸な人を助けることを学びました。

5.They were busy providing succor to the injured.

彼らは負傷者の救助に忙しい。