口述された
解説 Definition
dictated は dictate（口述する、命じる）の過去形・過去分詞です。形容詞として、誰かが話した内容を書き取った「口述された」という意味で使われます。
Spoken aloud so that another person or a device could record or write the words. As an adjective, it commonly describes a letter, note, or report produced from someone’s spoken wording rather than composed directly by the typist or recorder.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 dictate「口述する」に -ed を付けた過去・過去分詞で、語末 /t/ の後なので -ed は /ɪd/ と発音します。a dictated letter、dictated notes、a dictated report のように、話し手が読み上げ、別の人や機器が文字にした文書を修飾します。「命令された」ではなく、文書語なら「口述された」と判断します。
Connect dictated with dictate in its “speak for someone to record” sense. Add -ed to form the past tense and past participle; because dictate ends in /t/, the ending is pronounced /ɪd/. Picture a doctor speaking a report while an assistant or recording system turns the words into text. This supports combinations such as a dictated letter, dictated notes, and a dictated report. Dictate can also mean “command,” but the surrounding noun resolves the meaning: documents and notes usually point to oral composition, while rules or authority may suggest something imposed.
例文
The dictated letter was typed by his assistant.
その口述された手紙は、彼の助手がタイプしました。
She checked the dictated notes for small mistakes.
彼女は口述されたメモに小さな誤りがないか確認しました。
The doctor reviewed the dictated report before sending it.
医師は送信する前に、口述された報告書を見直しました。
dictated の類義語・関連語
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dictated の語源・成り立ち Etymology
dictated は dictate「口述する」に過去分詞語尾 -ed が付いた形で、dictate はラテン語 dictare に由来します。さらに dicere「言う」にさかのぼるので、「言われた内容を書き取らせた」がそのまま「口述された」です。dictionary や predict も同系です。
Dictated is the past tense and past participle of dictate, formed with -ed. Dictate comes from Latin dictare, “to say repeatedly, prescribe, or compose by speaking,” which is related to dicere, “to say.” Its history explains both major modern senses: speaking words for transcription and laying down an authoritative command. Dictionary and predict contain elements from the same broad Latin family associated with saying or declaring, though their modern meanings developed differently.
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