tycoonの意味・使い方・発音

tycoon

英 [taɪ'kuːn] 美 [taɪ'kun]

tycoon: tycoon: [19] Japanese taikun was a title used for the military commander or shogun of Japan, particularly by his supporters when addressing foreigners, in the attempt to convey the impression that he was more powerful and important than the emperor. For it meant literally ‘great prince, emperor’. It was borrowed from ancient Chinese t’ai kiu?n ‘emperor’, a compound formed from t’ai ‘great’ and kiu?n ‘prince’. English acquired it in the 1850s, and it began to be used more generally for a ‘highranking personage’ in the USA soon afterwards. The specific application to businessmen seems to have evolved after World War I.
tycoon (n.): 1857, title given by foreigners to the shogun of Japan (said to have been used by his supporters when addressing foreigners, as an attempt to convey that the shogun was more important than the emperor), from Japanese taikun "great lord or prince," from Chinese tai "great" + kiun "lord." Transferred meaning "important person" is attested from 1861, in reference to U.S. president Abraham Lincoln (in the diary of his secretary, John Hay); specific application to "wealthy and powerful businessman" is post-World War I.

1. The late newspaper tycoon is condemned for his ruthless treatment of employees.: 亡くなった新聞業界の大物は、従業員を残忍に扱ったとして非難された。

3.The dead tycoon 's sons will remain their plush offices overseeing the death throes of the family empire.: この亡くなった大物の息子たちは豪華なオフィスに座って、この家族帝国が崩壊する前の苦しみを目撃するだろう。

4.The high-salaried manager replaced the business tycoon .: 高給マネージャが大手企業に取って代わった。

5.The high-salaried manager replaced the swaggering tycoon .: 高給取りのマネージャーが、鼻高々の大ボスに代わった。