dimmed
薄暗くなった
解説 Definition
dimmed は dim（薄暗くする、薄暗くなる）の過去形・過去分詞です。明かりや画面、景色などの明るさが弱まった状態を表し、人の希望や記憶が弱まる比喩にも使われますが、ここでは明るさについて説明します。
Dimmed is the past tense and past participle of dim. In this sense, it describes a light, screen, room, or view that became less bright, or was deliberately made less bright, while usually remaining at least partly visible.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
dim「薄暗くする・なる」の過去形・過去分詞です。短母音の後に子音 m が一つ来るため、m を重ねて -ed を付け、dimmed と綴ります。語末は /d/ と発音します。the lights dimmed、the screen dimmed のように、光や画面の明るさが弱くなった場面と結び付けると定着します。
Use the base verb dim, meaning to make or become less bright. Because it is a one-syllable word ending in a single consonant after a short vowel, double the final m before adding -ed: dimmed. The ending is pronounced /d/, not as an extra syllable. Picture theater lights becoming weaker before a film: “The lights dimmed.” Other useful patterns include “the screen dimmed” and “the room was dimmed.” Unlike went out, dimmed normally means that some light remained; only its brightness was reduced.
例文
The lights dimmed before the movie began.
映画が始まる前に照明が薄暗くなりました。
The screen dimmed after a few minutes of no activity.
数分間操作しないと画面が暗くなりました。
As the sun went down, the room dimmed and became quiet.
日が沈むにつれて、部屋は薄暗くなり静かになりました。
dimmed の類義語・関連語
dimmed の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 dimm（暗い、ぼんやりした）に由来し、ゲルマン祖語 *dimbaz に遡る。北欧語 dimmr とも同根。関連語: dim（薄暗い）、dusk（夕暮れ）。光が弱まり輪郭がぼやける感覚が原義で、比喩的に「記憶が薄れる」意味にも広がった。
Dimmed is the past-tense and past-participle form of dim, made by doubling the final m and adding -ed. Dim comes from Old English dimm, meaning “dark, obscure, or faint,” and is related to words in other Germanic languages, including Old Norse dimmr. The verb developed from the adjective and means “to make or become dim.” Its physical sense concerns reduced light or visibility, while later figurative uses describe weakened hopes or memories.
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