deserved
当然のこと
解説 Definition
deserved は deserve（値する、受けるにふさわしい）の過去形・過去分詞からできた形で、「当然の」「受けてしかるべき」という意味です。よい結果にも悪い結果にも使え、努力や行動に見合っていることを表します。
Fairly earned or appropriate because of a person's actions, effort, or circumstances. It may describe a favorable reward, such as praise, or an unfavorable consequence, such as criticism or punishment.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 deserve「値する」に -d を付けた過去分詞で、語尾は /d/ と発音する。well-deserved praise「十分に заслужした称賛」や a deserved break「取って当然の休憩」のように、努力・行動と結果が釣り合う場面で覚える。良い報酬だけでなく deserved punishment のような悪い結果にも使え、「公平に受けてしかるべき」が核となる。
Deserved comes from deserve plus the past-participle ending -d, pronounced /d/ here. Remember it through well-deserved praise: someone worked hard, and the praise fairly matches that effort. The same idea applies to a deserved break after a difficult task. However, the word is not limited to pleasant results; deserved criticism or deserved punishment means that a person's conduct justifies a negative consequence. The key is a fair match between action and outcome. Contrast deserved with accidental or unearned, where the result does not follow fairly from what someone did.
例文
Her prize was well deserved.
彼女の受賞は当然のものでした。
He received deserved praise for his hard work.
彼は努力にふさわしい称賛を受けました。
The team took a deserved break after finishing the project.
チームはプロジェクトを終えた後、当然の休憩を取りました。
deserved の類義語・関連語
類義語
deserved の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 deservire（de-「十分に」+ servire「仕える」）が語源。「十分に奉仕した結果、報いを受けるに値する」という意味から発展。関連語：serve（仕える）、service（奉仕）。尽くした分だけ受け取る資格があるという発想。
Deserved is the past tense and past participle of deserve. Deserve came through Old French deservir from Latin deservire, meaning “to serve diligently” or “to merit by service.” The Latin verb combines de- with servire, “to serve.” The sense moved from earning something through faithful service to being worthy of a particular reward or consequence. Used adjectivally, deserved describes an outcome regarded as properly earned.
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