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. (intransitive) To express willingness, to give permission.

   After reflecting a little bit, I've decided to consent.

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

     My poverty, but not my will, consents.

2. (transitive, medicine) To cause to sign a consent form.
   • 2002, T Usmani; KD O'Brien, HV Worthington, S Derwent, et al, “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. (transitive, obsolete) To grant; to allow; to assent to.
   • 1644, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Doctrine or Discipline of Divorce: […], 2nd edition, London: [s.n.], OCLC 868004604, book:

     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), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Acts 8:1:

     And Saul was consenting unto his death.

   • 1655, Thomas Fuller, James Nichols, editor, The Church History of Britain, […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), new edition, London: […] [James Nichols] for Thomas Tegg and Son, […], published 1837, OCLC 913056315:

     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, London: […] 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.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Luke 14:18:

     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