著者

平井 美津子

出版者

大阪府立看護大学医療技術短期大学部

雑誌

大阪府立看護大学医療技術短期大学部紀要 (ISSN:13416421)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.7, no.2, pp.73-76, 2001

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An original meaning of the verb "compromise" was to be to adjust or settle an argument or difference between parties. The Japanese translation dakyou suru 「妥協する」is generally applied. However, because "compromise" tends to be used as a derivative of the original meaning in the medical field it is often said among health and medical professionals and medical translators that the Japanese translation of "compromise" is not adequate. In this study, examples of "compromise" used in medical papers and bopks were collected, analyzed and translated. As a result, it was found that the meaning of "compromise" came to imply the sense "to cause the decline in the physical function or condition." Therefore, the proper Japanese translation for the English word "compromise" would be teika saseru 「低下させる」 (or yokusei suru 「抑制する」), and it is suggested that these terms be used.

著者

平井 美津子

出版者

大阪府立大学

雑誌

大阪府立看護大学医療技術短期大学部紀要 (ISSN:13416421)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.4, pp.83-89, 1999-01-29

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In English we choose, as a suffix, either '-er' or '-ist', deriving the player noun from a noun expressing a musical instrument. From my analysis of this derivation, it can be assumed that there are close relations between the history of each musical instrument and the choice of the suffix. Both '-er' and '-ist' have a high competence in word formation, and in some cases, the form in '-ist' approaches closely to the agent-noun in '-er', but the semantic difference must be distinguished by the more professional sense which it implies. In addition, I suggest a possibility that a 'static' musical instrument noun can change into a 'dynamic' one through the '-er' addition to the noun, which leads to the verbalization of the noun.