clapped
拍手した
解説 Definition
clapped は clap（拍手する、手をたたく）の過去形・過去分詞です。人が手をたたいて拍手したことを表すときに使います。
Clapped is the past tense and past participle of clap, meaning that someone struck their hands together, usually repeatedly, to show approval, enjoyment, or appreciation.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 clap に過去・過去分詞の -ed を付けた形です。clap は短母音の後に子音字 p が一つあるため、p を重ねて clapped とします。発音は /klæpt/ で、-ed は独立した音節にならず /t/。audience clapped after ... の形で、催しの後の拍手と結び付けましょう。
Connect clapped directly to the base verb clap. Because clap ends in one consonant after a short stressed vowel, the final p is doubled before -ed: clap becomes clapped. Its pronunciation is /klæpt/; the ending sounds like /t/ and does not add another syllable. Picture an audience clapping after a speech, song, or presentation. This scene also distinguishes clapped from applauded: applaud is a broader, slightly more formal verb, while clap specifically evokes the repeated striking of the hands.
例文
The audience clapped after the speech.
聴衆はスピーチの後に拍手しました。
The children clapped when the song ended.
子どもたちは歌が終わると拍手しました。
Everyone clapped politely for the student presentation.
みんなが学生の発表に礼儀正しく拍手しました。
clapped の類義語・関連語
clapped の語源・成り立ち Etymology
clapped は clap の過去分詞・形容詞的用法で、語源は中英語 clappen、さらに擬音的な“パチン”という音感にさかのぼる語です。手を打って音を立てる動作から「拍手した」の意味になりました。関連語は clap, clapper です。
Clapped is formed from clap by doubling the final p and adding the regular past-tense and past-participle suffix -ed. Clap is recorded in Middle English as clappen and is generally regarded as imitative of a sharp striking sound. The verb first referred to making such a sound by striking and naturally developed its familiar use for expressing approval by repeatedly bringing the hands together.
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