prejudiceとは

語源

Borrowed from Old French prejudice, from Latin praeiūdicium (“previous judgment または damage”), from prae- (“before”) + iūdicium (“judgment”).

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɛd͡ʒədɪs/

名詞

prejudice (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 prejudices)

1. (countable) An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of the facts.
   • (Can we date this quote?) Macaulay

     Though often misled by prejudice and passion, he was emphatically an honest man.

2. (countable) Any preconceived opinion or feeling, whether positive or negative.
3. (countable) An irrational hostile attitude, fear or hatred towards a particular group, race or religion.

   I am free of all prejudices. I hate everyone equally.

4. (obsolete) Knowledge formed in advance; foresight, presaging.
   • 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Qveene. […], London: Printed [by John Wolfe] for VVilliam Ponsonbie, OCLC 960102938, book II, canto IX:

     […] the first did in the forepart sit, / That nought mote hinder his quicke preiudize: / He had a sharpe foresight, and working wit […]

5. (obsolete) Mischief; hurt; damage; injury; detriment.

   (Can we find かつ add a quotation of John Locke to this entry?)

   • (Can we date this quote?) Shakespeare

     England and France might, through their amity, / Breed him some prejudice.

   • Fuller

     For Pens, so usefull for Scholars to note the remarkables they read, with an impression easily deleble without prejudice to the Book.

派生語

• (law) without prejudice – without affecting a legal interest
• in prejudice of – to the detriment or injury of
• to the prejudice of – with resulting harm to

関連する語

• prejudge
• prejudicate

動詞

prejudice (三人称単数 現在形 prejudices, 現在分詞 prejudicing, 過去形および過去分詞形 prejudiced)

1. (transitive) To have a negative impact on someone's position, chances etc.
2. (transitive) To cause prejudice.

関連する語

• prejudge
• prejudiced

参考

• stereotype
• bias
• discrimination
• racism
• hatred