abated
弱まった
解説 Definition
abated は、弱まった、和らいだという意味です。動詞 abate（弱まる、弱める）の過去形・過去分詞で、風や痛み、危険などが以前より小さくなった状態を表します。
Abated means having become less strong, severe, intense, or threatening. It is the past-tense and past-participle form of abate and is commonly used for storms, wind, noise, pain, fear, danger, or similar conditions.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
abated は原形 abate に規則どおり -d を付けた過去形・過去分詞です。語末の e は残して d だけを加え、発音は /əˈbeɪtɪd/ と最後が「イッド」になります。storm、wind、noise、pain、fear など強さが下がるものと結び付け、「完全に消えた」のではなく「勢いが弱まった」と覚えましょう。
Abated is the regular past-tense and past-participle form of abate. Because abate already ends in silent e, add only -d in spelling: abate becomes abated. The ending is pronounced as an extra /ɪd/ syllable because the base ends in /t/. Associate it with things whose intensity can fall, such as a storm, noise, pain, or fear. “The storm had abated” means that it had grown weaker or less severe; it does not necessarily mean that every trace of the storm had completely disappeared.
例文
The storm had abated by morning.
朝までには嵐は弱まっていました。
Her fear abated after she heard the good news.
よい知らせを聞いて、彼女の不安は和らぎました。
Once the noise abated, the students could concentrate again.
騒音が弱まると、学生たちは再び集中できました。
abated の類義語・関連語
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abated の語源・成り立ち Etymology
abated は abate の過去分詞形で、古フランス語 abatre「打ち倒す」を経てラテン語 battuere「打つ」に由来します。a- は「…へ」、語根 bat は「打つ」で、「勢いを打ち下ろす」感覚から「弱まった」という意味になりました。関連語は batter、debate。
Abated is formed from abate plus the regular past ending -d. Abate entered English through Old French abatre, meaning “to beat down” or “bring down,” and is ultimately connected with Late Latin battuere, “to beat.” The physical image of striking or bringing something down developed into the figurative sense of reducing its force, amount, or severity. Abated therefore describes something whose intensity has been brought down or has subsided.
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