progeny 復習
The only surprising feature of Donald Trump’s first year in office is that it has been entirely predictable. So when I mention to colleagues that I have been researching Trump’s religious faith, reactions vary from mild scoffing (“I thought he was his own religion”) to bafflement and surprise. But Trump has a faith. And if you want to know how the next few years of his presidency will pan out, understanding Trump’s religion is an important key. ...
The implicit religion of America is branded on every dollar bill: “In God we trust”. Godly providence and worldly prosperity are spiritual and material realities for Americans, and politics and pragmatism their agents. Trump is merely the natural progeny of a nation where the intercourse of God and mammon is seldom questioned. (Skip the rest)
今回取り上げる語は、progeny / prάdʒ(ə)ni / です。
まず意味を確認します。Cambridge Dictionary をみると、”the young or offspring of a person, animal, or plant” と、OEDには、”A descendant or the descendants of a person, animal, or plant” と定義されていました。また、『ジーニアス英和辞典』(大修館)をみると、「(1)子孫、(2)子供たち<日常的な文脈でおどけて使うこともある>、(3)結果、所産」とあります。
次に語源を確認します。OEDをみると、”Middle English: from Old French progenie, from Latin progenies, from progignere ‘beget’”とありました。(OkaUchi)
