consentとは

意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA^(key): /kənˈsɛnt/
• 韻: -ɛnt
• ハイフネーション: con‧sent

動詞

consent (三人称単数 現在形 consents, 現在分詞 consenting, 過去形および過去分詞形 consented) (intransitive)

1. To express willingness, to give permission.

   After reflecting a little bit, I've consented.

   • c. 1591–1595, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act V, scene i]:

     My poverty, but not my will, consents.

2. (medicine) To cause to sign a consent form.
   • 2002, T Usmani; KD O'Brien, HV Worthington, S Derwent, D …, “A randomized clinical trial to compare the effectiveness of canine lacebacks with reference to …”, in Journal of Orthodontics:

     When the patient was consented to enter the study and registered, a telephone call was made to research assistant

3. (obsolete) To grant; to allow; to assent to.
   • 1644, John Milton, The Doctrine or Discipline of Divorce:

     Interpreters […] will not consent it to be a true story.

4. To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind; to accord; to concur.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Acts 8:1:

     And Saul was consenting unto his death.

   • (Can we date this quote by Fuller かつ provide title, author's full name, かつ other details?)

     Flourishing many years before Wyclif, and much consenting with him in judgment.

使用する際の注意点

• This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs

同意語

• (自動詞): acquiesce, agree, approve, assent, concur, yes

反意語

• (自動詞): disagree, object, oppose

関連する語

名詞

consent (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 consents)

1. Voluntary agreement or permission.
   • 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 6, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes, […], book II, printed at London: By Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], OCLC 946730821:

     All men know by experience, there be some parts of our bodies which often without any consent of ours doe stirre, stand, and lye down againe.

2. (obsolete) Unity or agreement of opinion, sentiment, or inclination.
   • 1604-11, Bible (King James Version), Luke: XIV:18

     And they all with one consent began to make excuse.

3. (obsolete) Advice; counsel.

同意語

• (voluntary agreement): agreement, approval, assent, consensualness, permission, willingness, yes

反意語

• (voluntary agreement): dissent, disagreement, opposition, refusal

派生語

• consenter
• consentaneous
• age of consent

Further reading

• consent at OneLook Dictionary Search
• consent in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

アナグラム

• nocents