崩壊した
解説 Definition
disintegrated は disintegrate（崩壊する、ばらばらになる）の過去形・過去分詞です。物体や組織、計画などが形を保てなくなって崩れたことを表します。
The past tense and past participle of disintegrate, meaning that something broke into small pieces, lost its physical structure, or ceased to function as a coherent organization or plan. It can describe both literal decay and figurative collapse.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
disintegrated は disintegrate「崩壊する」の過去形・過去分詞で、原形に -d を加える。語末 /t/ の後なので -ed は /ɪd/。dis-「ばらばらに」と integrate「一つにまとめる」を対比し、紙・壁・組織・計画が一体性を失って崩れる場面で覚える。
Disintegrated is the past tense and past participle of disintegrate. Because the base ends in silent e, add only -d in spelling; because its final sound is /t/, the ending is pronounced /ɪd/. Contrast it with integrated, which suggests parts joined into a whole. The prefix dis- reverses that unity, so a disintegrated object or plan has lost the structure holding it together. Picture old paper crumbling at a touch, a rain-damaged wall falling apart, or a team’s plan collapsing after key members leave. The word works for both physical and organizational breakdown.
例文
The old paper disintegrated when she touched it.
彼女が触れると、その古い紙は崩れてしまいました。
The wall disintegrated after years of heavy rain.
長年の激しい雨のあと、その壁は崩壊しました。
Their plan disintegrated when several key members left the group.
重要なメンバーが何人か抜けると、彼らの計画は崩れてしまいました。
disintegrated の類義語・関連語
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disintegrated の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語の接頭辞「dis-（分離）」と語根「integer（完全）」に「-ate」が結びつき、「まとまったものを分断する」が原義です。同語根に「integrate」があり、「完全な状態が細かく砕け散る」イメージから、「崩壊した」という意味がすっきりと理解できます。
Disintegrated is formed from disintegrate by adding the regular past-tense and past-participle ending. Disintegrate combines dis-, expressing reversal or separation, with integrate, based on Latin integer, “whole, complete, or untouched.” The verb therefore literally suggests undoing wholeness or breaking a unified thing into parts. It entered English for physical decomposition and later developed broader figurative uses for the collapse of organizations, relationships, systems, and plans.
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