deliberated
熟議した
解説 Definition
deliberated は deliberate（熟議する、慎重に考える）の過去形・過去分詞です。形容詞的には、十分に話し合われた、または慎重な検討を経たという意味で使われます。
As an adjective, “deliberated” describes a decision, response, or plan that has been carefully considered or thoroughly discussed before being produced or adopted. It emphasizes the process of weighing relevant points rather than acting immediately.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
deliberated は deliberate「熟議する、慎重に考える」に -ed を付けた過去形・過去分詞で、語末の e があるため d だけを加えます。形容詞的には a deliberated decision のように「十分に検討された」。天秤で論点を量る語源イメージと、discuss thoroughly という場面を結び付けましょう。
Begin with the verb “deliberate,” meaning to consider or discuss something carefully. Since it already ends in “e,” add only “d” to form “deliberated,” its past tense and past participle. When used adjectivally, it points to the result of that process: a deliberated decision or response has been weighed carefully before it is given. Link this with the historical image of a balance: competing arguments are placed on the two sides and examined before a conclusion is reached. The ending is commonly pronounced /ɪd/ after the final /t/ sound.
例文
The committee reached a deliberated decision after three hours of discussion.
委員会は3時間の話し合いの末、熟議した決定に至りました。
Her response was calm and clearly deliberated.
彼女の返答は落ち着いていて、明らかに熟慮されたものでした。
A deliberated plan is needed before the school changes its safety rules.
学校が安全規則を変える前に、熟議された計画が必要です。
deliberated の類義語・関連語
類義語
deliberated の語源・成り立ち Etymology
deliberated は deliberate の過去分詞で、ラテン語 deliberare に由来します。de- は「十分に」、libra は「天秤」を表し、もともとは「天秤にかけて重さを量る」が原義です。だから「熟議した」は、論点をよく量って決めたという感覚だと納得できます。関連語に liberal、equilibrium があります。
“Deliberated” is the past tense and past participle of “deliberate.” The verb comes from Latin “dēlīberāre,” meaning to consider or weigh carefully, and is traditionally associated with “lībra,” a balance or set of scales. This history supports the modern image of weighing arguments before deciding. English forms the inflected word by adding “-d” to “deliberate”; its adjectival use describes something that has passed through such careful consideration or discussion.
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