interpretationとは

意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɪntɚpɹəˈteɪʃən/
• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ɪntəpɹəˈteɪʃən/
• 韻: -eɪʃən
• ハイフネーション: in‧ter‧pre‧ta‧tion

名詞

interpretation (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 interpretations)

1. (countable) An act of interpreting or explaining something unclear; a translation; a version.

   the interpretation of a dream, or of an enigma

   the interpretation of the rules

2. (countable) A sense given by an interpreter; an exposition or explanation given; meaning .

   Commentators give various interpretations of the same passage of Scripture.

4. (uncountable, linguistics, translation studies) The discipline or study of translating one spoken or signed language into another (as opposed to translation, which concerns itself with written language).
   • 1994, Richard K. Seymour, University of Hawaii at Manoa. Translation and Interpreting: Bridging East and West : Selected Conference Papers, University of Hawaii Press (→ISBN), page 11

     I believe that interpretation, particularly consecutive interpretation, is an art. I also believe, however, that the skill of consecutive interpretation can be taught, but only up to a point.

   • 2002, Alessandra Riccardi, Translation Studies: Perspectives on an Emerging Discipline, Cambridge University Press (→ISBN), page 90

     Interpretation studies is a young discipline, much younger than translation studies, and it cannot claim a long tradition and history of reflexions ^[sic] and studies.

   • 2013, Sana Loue, Handbook of Immigrant Health, Springer Science & Business Media (→ISBN), page 61

     The most pervasive need of non-English-speaking immigrants and refugees is interpretation for every English transaction. Interpretation is needed in stores, schools, and job training, and it is of critical importance in health care.

   Synonym: interpreting

   Hyponyms: simultaneous interpretation, consecutive interpretation

5. (uncountable) The power of explaining.
6. (countable) An artist's way of expressing his thought or embodying his conception of nature.
7. (countable) An act or process of applying general principles or formulae to the explanation of the results obtained in special cases.
8. (countable, physics) An approximation that allows aspects of a mathematical theory to be discussed in ordinary language.
9. (countable, logic, model theory) An assignment of a truth value to each propositional symbol of a propositional calculus.
10. the practice and discipline of explaining natural and cultural heritage to visitors at museums, historic sites, zoos, aquaria, science centres, art galleries, etc. Also called heritage interpretation, mediation, guiding, etc.

派生語

• consecutive interpretation
• simultaneous interpretation

関連する語

• interpret
• interpretative
• interpreter
• interpretive