deed
要点行為
意味
- 行為,行動
- (正式の)捺印証書,権利書
- …を証書を作製して譲渡する
例文
There is absolutely nothing wrong with his deed.
彼の行為にはまったく悪いところはない。
To what extent can you answer for his deed?
彼の行動にどの程度まで責任が持てますか。
Such a deed is an offense against the law.
そういう行為は法律違反だ。
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
From Middle English dede, from Old English dēd, dǣd (“deed, act”), from Proto-West Germanic *dādi, from Proto-Germanic *dēdiz (“deed”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tis (“deed, action”). Analyzable through Proto-Germanic as do + -th. Doublet of thesis. The real estate sense derives from the fact that property deeds are traditionally used to demonstrate proof of ownership of a legal title in common law jurisdictions, such as England & Wales and most of the United States. Cognates Cognate with West Frisian died, Dutch daad (“deed, act”), German Low German Daad, German Tat (“deed, action”), Swedish, Norwegian and Danish dåd (“act, action”).