deferred
延期された
解説 Definition
deferred は defer（延期する、先送りする）の過去形・過去分詞で、「延期された」「先送りされた」という意味です。予定、支払い、決定などが後の時点に移されたことを表します。
Deferred describes a meeting, payment, decision, cost, or other matter that has been postponed or arranged for a later time. It indicates delay rather than cancellation, so the matter is generally expected to occur, be settled, or be recognized later.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
deferred は defer の過去形・過去分詞で、最後の音節に強勢があるため r を重ねて -ed を付けます。語尾は /d/ と発音し、「今から後へ運ぶ」感覚で deferred payment、deferred decision、deferred meeting をまとめて覚えると、単なる canceled「中止」と区別できます。
Begin with defer, meaning “postpone,” and form deferred by doubling the final r before adding -ed because the stress falls on the last syllable. The -ed ending is pronounced /d/. Imagine moving an obligation forward on a calendar rather than removing it: a deferred meeting happens later, a deferred payment is paid later, and a deferred decision is made later. This image also separates deferred from canceled. Canceled means something will not proceed as planned, while deferred normally means it remains pending until a future time.
例文
The deferred meeting will be held next week.
延期された会議は来週開かれます。
He asked about the deferred payment.
彼は延期された支払いについて尋ねました。
The company announced a deferred decision.
会社は先送りされた決定を発表しました。
deferred の類義語・関連語
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deferred の語源・成り立ち Etymology
deferred は defer の過去分詞で、ラテン語 differre（先へ運ぶ、延期する）に由来します。de-「離れて」+ ferre「運ぶ」なので、「今ここから先へ持っていく」が「延期された」につながります。関連語は transfer, refer。
Deferred is the past and past-participle form of defer, with the final r doubled before -ed. The postponement sense of defer ultimately comes from Latin differre, “to carry apart, put off, or delay,” built from dis-, expressing separation, and ferre, “to carry.” The central historical image is of carrying something away from the present time. English related formations with the Latin element meaning “carry” include transfer and refer.
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