discontinued
廃止されました
解説 Definition
discontinued は discontinue（中止する、廃止する）の過去形・過去分詞です。商品・サービス・制度などが「廃止された」「販売終了になった」という状態を表す形容詞としてよく使われます。
No longer produced, sold, offered, or officially maintained because its maker or provider has ended it. The adjective commonly describes products, models, services, programs, or practices that were previously available.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
discontinue「中止する・廃止する」の語末 e を落として -ed を付けた過去分詞で、-ed は /d/ と発音され、/ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuːd/ となります。continue「続ける」に中断を示す dis- が付いた構造を意識し、discontinued product／model／service を「もう生産・提供が続いていないもの」と覚えましょう。
Build discontinued from continue, “keep going,” with dis- signaling separation or interruption. The verb discontinue means to stop providing or producing something. Its past participle drops the final e before adding -ed; here the ending is pronounced /d/, not as an extra syllable: /ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuːd/. Picture a product line that no longer continues along a factory conveyor belt. Common combinations such as discontinued product, discontinued model, and discontinued service reinforce the practical meaning “no longer made or offered,” rather than something that is merely temporarily unavailable.
例文
This model is discontinued.
このモデルは販売終了になっています。
The discontinued service will not accept new users.
廃止されたサービスは新規ユーザーを受け付けません。
Customers can still get support for the discontinued product until December.
顧客は12月まで、その販売終了製品のサポートを受けられます。
discontinued の類義語・関連語
discontinued の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 continuare（con-「共に」+ tenere「保つ」）に否定の接頭辞 dis- を付けた discontinue の過去分詞形。「続けることを止める」が原義で、製品の生産中止などに使われる。関連語: continue（続ける）、continuous（連続的な）。dis- が「途切れ」を表す。
Discontinued is the past-tense and past-participle form of discontinue. Discontinue was formed with dis-, expressing separation or interruption, and continue, which ultimately comes from Latin continuāre, “to join or carry on.” Continue is related to Latin continuus, “uninterrupted.” The combined verb therefore means to stop an activity or break its continuation. Its participle commonly functions as an adjective for products or services that are no longer provided.
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