accredited
認定された
解説 Definition
accredited は accredit（認定する、認可する）の過去分詞からできた形容詞です。学校や機関、資格などが正式に認められていることを表します。
Officially recognized as meeting required standards by an authorized organization. The adjective commonly describes schools, courses, laboratories, institutions, or professionals whose quality or competence has been formally approved.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 accredit「正式に認定する」に -ed を付けた過去分詞で、語末が /t/ のため -ed は /ɪd/ と発音する。an accredited college、accredited labs のように、基準を満たして公的・専門的な機関から承認済みの学校や施設を修飾すると覚える。
Connect accredited with credit and credible: all involve the idea of trust. The base verb accredit means to give formal recognition, and accredited is its past-participle form used as an adjective. Because accredit ends in the /t/ sound, the -ed ending is pronounced /ɪd/: accredited. Picture an authorized body checking a college or laboratory and then granting approval. Common combinations include an accredited college, an accredited school, an accredited course, and an accredited laboratory. The word suggests formal recognition against standards, not merely a good personal reputation.
例文
She studied at an accredited college.
彼女は認定された大学で学びました。
The course is offered by an accredited school.
その講座は認定された学校によって提供されています。
Only accredited labs can perform this test.
この検査を行えるのは認定された研究所だけです。
accredited の類義語・関連語
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accredited の語源・成り立ち Etymology
accredited は ad-「〜へ」＋ credere「信じる」に由来するラテン語が、フランス語経由で英語に入った語です。もとは「信用を与える」で、そこから「正式に認める・認定する」へ発展しました。関連語は credit、credible です。
Accredited is formed from accredit plus the past-participle suffix -ed. Accredit entered English through French and is ultimately based on Latin ad-, meaning “to” or “toward,” and credere, “to believe or trust.” Its earlier sense involved giving someone credit or confidence; from that developed the modern institutional sense of formally certifying that a person or organization meets accepted standards. Credit, credible, and credential belong to the same broad Latin word family.
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