demeanorとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From 中期英語 demenure, from the verb 中期英語 demenen, demeinen (“to handle, manage”), from Old French demener (“to guide, conduct”), from de- + mener (“to conduct, lead”), from Latin *mināre (“to drive”) and minor (“to project or jut forth”).

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /dɪˈmiːnə(ɹ)/
• (General American) IPA: /dɪˈminɚ/
• 韻: -iːnə(ɹ)
• ハイフネーション: de‧mea‧nor

名詞

demeanor (countable and uncountable, plural demeanors)

1. (American spelling) The social, non-verbal behaviors (such as body language and facial expressions) that are characteristic of a person.

   The man's demeanor made others suspicious of his intentions.

   A confident demeanor is crucial for persuading others.

   • a. 1587, Raphael Holinshed, quoting Strabo, Historie of England‎, Book III:

     At this present (saith he) certeine princes of Britaine, procuring by ambassadors and dutifull demeanors the amitie of the emperour Augustus, haue offered in the capitoll vnto the gods presents or gifts, and haue ordeined the whole Ile in a manner to be appertinent, proper, and familiar to the Romans.

   • 1993, “Interrogation: The Kinesics Technique”, in John J. Fay, editor, Encyclopedia of Security Management‎, →ISBN, page 418:

     Demeanors that are apologetic and overly polite are inherently contradictory to demeanors that exhibit fear and anger.

   • 2009 April 12, Aaron Allston, Outcast, New York, N.Y.: Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 27:

     He kept up his cheerful demeanor. It wouldn't do for any of the holocams to see him looking irritable, for any recordings of such a response would appear on the news broadcasts.

同意語

• behavior
• comportment

関連する語

• demean
• misdemeanor

Further reading

• “demeanor”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “demeanor”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.

アナグラム

• enamored, one-armed