Critiqueとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /kɹɪˈtiːk/
• (General American, Canada) IPA: /kɹɪˈtik/
• (General Australian) IPA: /kɹɪˈtiːk/
• (New Zealand) IPA: /kɹəˈtiːk/
• 韻: -iːk

名詞

critique (plural critiques)

1. (uncountable) The art of criticism.
2. (countable) An essay in which another piece of work is criticized, reviewed, etc.
   • a. 1720 (date written), [Joseph Addison], “Dialogue III. A Parallel between the Ancient and Modern Medals.”, in Dialogues upon the Usefulness of Ancient Medals. […], [London]: [s.n.], published 1726, →OCLC, page 153:

     I ſhould as ſoon expect to ſee a Critique on the Poſie of a Ring, as on the Inſcription of a Medal.

   • 2015 February 20, Jesse Jackson, “In the Ferguson era, Malcolm X’s courage in fighting racism inspires more than ever”, in The Guardian‎, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 March 2017:

     I did not always agree with Malcolm X, specifically his critiques of Dr [Martin Luther] King and of the philosophy of nonviolent resistance.

   • 2023 November 15, Industry Insider [pseudonym], “Outbreak of Common Sense”, in RAIL, number 996, page 68:

     The Department for Transport has conceded that the instruction to the train operators under its control (either through direct management or a contractual relationship) to close ticket offices will be withdrawn, following a devas[ta]ting critique by Transport Focus on the proposal's shortcomings.

3. (countable) A point made to criticize something.

   Bob liked most of my presentation, but offered three minor critiques.

派生語

• immanent critique
• self-critique
• transcendental critique

関連する語

• critic

動詞

critique (third-person singular simple present critiques, present participle critiquing, simple past and past participle critiqued)

1. To review something; to criticize.

   I want you to critique this new idea of mine.

   • 2015 February 9, Alison Flood, “FBI monitored and critiqued African American writers for decades”, in The Guardian‎, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC:

     Newly declassified documents from the FBI reveal how the US federal agency under J Edgar Hoover monitored the activities of dozens of prominent African American writers for decades, devoting thousands of pages to detailing their activities and critiquing their work.

     (Can we archive this URL?)

   • 2017 April 15, “Kelly Clarkson accused of 'child abuse' for feeding two-year-old daughter Nutella”, in Independent.ie‎, retrieved 18 May 2021:

     While many commented on the sweet nature of the video, others were quick to critique her parenting choice, with one saying: "Giving food like this to a child is child abuse."

   • 2020 June 5, Judy Berman, “Where You Watch George Floyd Protests Matters. Here’s Why.”, in Time‎, New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC:

     On Tuesday, in what was unquestionably the most quintessential MSNBC moment I caught this week, a protester heckled correspondent Katy Tur for mentioning looting and she conceded that he was right to critique the media’s fascination with that aspect of recent events.

     (Can we archive this URL?)

   • 2021 April 19, Jordan Kisner, “The Western Rides Again”, in Jeffrey Goldberg, editor, The Atlantic‎, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC:

     But as this quartet of women filmmakers make new contributions to a very old genre, they’re united […] in critiquing the frontier illusion itself, the fantasy that fleeing toward the next horizon offers riches as well as freedom from the waste and damage left behind.

     (Can we archive this URL?)

   • 2021 May 13, Selim Algar, “Teachers union chief cites Stuyvesant HS in ripping standardized testing”, in New York Post‎, retrieved 18 May 2021:

     American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten critiqued standardized testing Thursday – and specifically cited the racial makeup of heavily Asian Stuyvesant High School as an example of what’s wrong with the system.

派生語

語源 2

名詞

critique (plural critiques)

1. Obsolete form of critic (“one who criticizes”).
   • 1625, John Williams, Great Britains Salomon (sermon)

     a question amongst critiques in the ages to come

Further reading

• critique on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “critique”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “critique”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “critique”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “critique”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.