president
要点米国大統領、大統領、会長,総裁,長官、社長
意味
- 《しばしばPresident》米国大統領;(一般に共和国の)大統領
- 《時にPresident》(組織体の)会長,総裁,長官
- 《時にPresident》《米》社長
- 《しばしばPresident》(大学の)学長,総長
- 《米》議長,司会
例文
The president addressed his students as follows.
学長は生徒たちに次の通りに講演した。
The president is flying into town by helicopter.
大統領がヘリコプターで町に飛んでくる。
Do you think he will be elected president again?
彼は再び大統領に選ばれると思いますか。
語源
pre-前に+sid座る+-ent〜する人
ラテン語praesidere「前に座る」から。会の前(上座)に座って取り仕切る人「議長・会長・大統領」。
preside(司会する)の名詞形。sidはsit(座る)と同じ語根。
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
From Old French president, from Latin praesidēns (“presiding over; president, leader”) (accusative: praesidentem). The Latin word is the substantivized present active participle of the verb praesideō (“preside over”). The verb is composed from prae (“before”) and sedeō (“sit”). The original meaning of the verb is 'to sit before' in the sense of presiding at a meeting. A secondary meaning of the verb is 'to command, to govern'. So praesidēns means 'the presiding one on a meeting' or 'governor, commander'.