説得

• 読み: せっとく
• ローマ字: settoku
• 漢字の分解: 説 (setsu/toku) — explain, persuade; 得 (toku/e) — obtain, gain
• 発音: /set.to.kɯ/

意味

Persuasion; convincing someone to accept a viewpoint or take a course of action. Implies sustained effort to change another's mind or behaviour.

A noun often used with する to form the verb 説得する (to persuade). Unlike 勧める (to recommend), 説得 implies overcoming resistance or scepticism. Frequently appears in business, negotiations, and interpersonal contexts where one party attempts to bring another around to their position.

例文

1. 上司を説得して新しいプロジェクトを承認してもらった。
2. 彼女はなかなか説得に応じなかったが、最終的に折れた。
3. 説得力のある根拠を示さなければ、委員会は動かないだろう。

使い方ガイド

場面: business, negotiations, interpersonal relations

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 説 (setsu — to explain, to expound) and 得 (toku — to obtain, to persuade). Together they convey the act of explaining until the other party is won over.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal