diplomaticとは

意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From French diplomatique, equal to diplomat +‎ -ic.

発音

• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /ˌdɪpləˈmætɪk/

形容詞

diplomatic (comparative more diplomatic, superlative most diplomatic)

1. Concerning the relationships between the governments of countries.

   She spent thirty years working for Canada's diplomatic service.

   Albania immediately severed diplomatic relations with Zimbabwe.

2. Exhibiting diplomacy; exercising tact or courtesy; using discussion to avoid hard feelings, fights or arguments.

   Thoughtful corrections can be diplomatic as well as instructional.

3. describing a publication of a text which follows a single basic manuscript, but with variants in other manuscripts noted in the critical apparatus
4. Relating to diplomatics, or the study of old texts; paleographic.

派生語

名詞

diplomatic (uncountable)

1. The science of diplomas, or the art of deciphering ancient writings and determining their age, authenticity, etc.; paleography.
   • 1983, Theodore Frank Thomas Plucknett, Studies in English legal history (page 151)

     In its broadest aspect, the subject-matter of diplomatic is the relation between documents and facts.