appeal
英検2級・大学受験訴える・魅力、訴える・魅力(to)
意味
- 訴える,呼びかける
- (上級裁判機関に)控訴する,上告する《+to+名》
- 〈物事が〉(人の)気持に訴える《+to+名》
- (ゲームで)(審判に)規則の裁定を求める《+to+名》
- (助力などの)訴え;哀願《+for+名》
- (権威などへの)訴え《+to+名》
- 控訴,上告
- (…に)訴える魅力《+to+名》
例文
I appeal to you to contribute to the new clinic.
新しい病院に寄付をお願いいたします。
I'm sure you'll understand the appeal of soccer.
きっと、サッカーの魅力が分かるはずです。
Do not resort to the sword but appeal to reason.
武力に頼るものではなく、理性に訴えなさい。
語源
ラテン語appellare「呼びかける・訴え出る」から。上の裁判所に呼びかける「控訴する」、人の心に呼びかける「訴える」。
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
From Middle English apel, appel (“formal accusation brought in court; a challenge to trial by combat; an appeal to a higher court or authority; plea (for mercy, protection, etc.); pealing (of bells)”) [and other forms], from Old French apel (“a call”) (modern French appel (“a call; an appeal”)), from apeler (“to call; to call out”), from Latin appellāre (“to address as, call by name; to drive, move to; to land or put ashore”), alternative form adpellāre, from ad- (prefix meaning ‘to; towards’) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“at; to”)) + pellere (“to drive, impel, push; to hurl, propel; to banish, expel; to eject, thrust out”) + -āre, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- (…