differentiated
差別化された
解説 Definition
differentiated は differentiate（区別する、差別化する）の過去形・過去分詞で、形容詞として「差別化された」という意味です。他のものと違いが分かるように特徴づけられた商品・サービス・方法などに使われます。
Made recognizably distinct from competing or comparable things by having particular features, qualities, or methods. The adjective is often used for products, services, designs, and strategies intended to stand out in a market.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 differentiate「区別する・差別化する」に -d を付けた過去分詞形で、語末は /ɪd/ と発音され、原形の強勢は保たれます。different「異なる」と結び付け、「違いが顧客に見えるよう特徴を与えられた」と捉えます。a differentiated product／service／design のように市場で際立つ対象と覚えるのが実用的です。
Link differentiated to different: a differentiated product has been given differences that customers can recognize. It is the past participle of differentiate. Because the base already ends in e, only -d is added in spelling, and the ending is pronounced /ɪd/ after the final /t/ sound; the main stress remains in the same place. Imagine several similar products on a shelf and one standing out through its design, service, or features. Learn the business combinations differentiated product, differentiated service, and differentiated design. Unlike merely different, differentiated often implies deliberate action to create a meaningful distinction.
例文
The company offers a differentiated service for small businesses.
その会社は中小企業向けに差別化されたサービスを提供しています。
This brand has a differentiated design that customers remember.
このブランドには、顧客の記憶に残る差別化されたデザインがあります。
A differentiated product can stand out in a crowded market.
差別化された製品は、競争の激しい市場で目立つことができます。
differentiated の類義語・関連語
differentiated の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 differentia（違い）から派生。dis-（離れて）+ ferre（運ぶ）で「異なる方向へ運ぶ→区別する」が原義。関連語: transfer（移す）、defer（延期する）。同じ語根 ferre を持つ語は多く、何かを「運び分ける」ことが差別化の本質。
Differentiated is the past participle of differentiate, formed by adding -d to a base already ending in e. Differentiate was built from difference and ultimately traces to Latin differentia, “difference,” related to differre, “to carry apart” or “to differ.” That Latin verb combines dis-, expressing separation, with ferre, “to carry.” The modern business sense developed naturally from the broader idea of marking or creating distinctions.
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