decorated
装飾された
解説 Definition
decorated は decorate（飾る、装飾する）の過去形・過去分詞に由来する形容詞です。部屋や物などが飾られた状態を表します。
Decorated describes a room, object, or other thing that has been made more attractive by adding ornaments, colors, flowers, or similar details. It is the past-participial adjective formed from decorate.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
decorated は decorate「飾る」の過去分詞形で、語末の無音の e を残して -d を加え、発音は /ˈdekəreɪtɪd/ と末尾が /ɪd/ になる。「be decorated with flowers」や「a decorated cake」の形で、飾りが加えられた状態を覚える。decorative は「装飾用の」で意味が異なる。
Decorated is the past participle of decorate, meaning “to add attractive details.” Because decorate ends in a silent e, only d is added in spelling; the ending is pronounced /ɪd/ after the /t/ sound. Picture a room decorated with flowers or a decorated cake: something has received ornaments and is now in that finished state. Do not confuse decorated with decorative. A decorated object has actually been adorned, while a decorative object is intended mainly to provide decoration.
例文
The room was decorated with flowers.
その部屋は花で飾られていました。
She showed me a decorated cake.
彼女は装飾されたケーキを見せてくれました。
The decorated hall looked bright and cheerful.
装飾されたホールは明るく楽しげに見えました。
decorated の類義語・関連語
decorated の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 decorare（飾る、美しくする）に由来し、decus（美しさ、名誉）が語根。「ふさわしい美しさを加える」が原義。同根語に decor（装飾）や decent（きちんとした＝ふさわしい）がある。語根 dec- には「適切・美」の意味が通底している。
Decorated is formed from decorate plus the past-participle ending -ed. Decorate entered English through Latin decoratus, from decorare, “to adorn or beautify,” which is related to decus, meaning “honor, distinction, or beauty.” The same historical word group includes decor. In modern English, the participle decorated commonly functions as an adjective describing the resulting state after ornaments or attractive details have been added.
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