rea ipsa loquiturとは 意味・読み方・使い方

成句

res ipsa loquitur

1. (law) A maxim where the very improbable facts of an accident imply the negligence of the defendant. It effectively shifts the burden of proof to the defendant.

同意語

• clear cut
• cut and dried
• open and shut, open and shut case

等位語

• prima facie

Latin

別の表記

• rēs loquitur ipsa ([1])

語源

From rēs (“thing”) + ipsa (“herself”), the feminine of ipse (“himself”) because rēs is a feminine word + loquitur (“she speaks”) the third-person form of loquor (“I speak”). Literally meaning "the thing itself speaks" or "the matter itself speaks".

成句

rēs ipsa loquitur

1. the thing speaks for itself