What Does 'Enabled' Mean in This Context?

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My husband, "Paul," wants nothing to do with my 36-year-old son, "Alan." I admit that Alan lived with us too long and has done some terrible things, but he's my son and I love him. I've enabled him because of his health problems. He has diabetes, epilepsy and vision problems and, in the past year, has lost 80 pounds. ここでのenabledはどのような意味でしょうか？よろしくお願いします

  • corta
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良い所に気が付きましたね！ 確かに辞書に載っているenableでは分かりずらいように感じます。 Helping or Enabling?でのenableの意味で使われていますので、意味としては以下のenablerの２の語義で結構わかりやすく解説されているように思いました。 https://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=enabler ようするに３６歳にもなって（おそらくニート生活していて）とんでもない事（some terrible things）をしても、（尻ぬぐい等して）責任を負わせずにいつも通りに暮らせるようにしてあげて、あの子は健康上の問題があるんだから仕方がないって感じで、就職も促さずに、過ごしてきたんですよね。 そういうのをI've enabled himというのですね。 まあ、私の説明が分かりにくかったらHelping or Enablingで検索してみてくださいな、様々なサイトで分かりやすい英語で解説されていますから。

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＞ここでのenabledはどのような意味でしょうか？ ⇒この動詞は、例えば、 https://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=enable&pg=8 で見ると、目的語を補って、ほとんどの場合「～を可能にする」と訳されています。 そこで、本件の場合、enabledの目的語はhim、つまり、「糖尿病、癲癇、視力障害という健康問題を抱える息子のAlan」です。ということは、この語句の表すことは、その「生活・生命を可能にした」というニュアンスでしょう。 分かりやすくするため、該当部分に適切な語を補って訳せば、こんな感じだと思います。 I've enabled him (of his life) because of his health problems. 「彼は健康問題を抱えていたので、私が彼を（支えて彼の命・くらしを）可能にしてきました（が、80ポンドも痩せてしまいました）」。

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