drained
消耗した
解説 Definition
drained は drain（排出する、消耗させる）の過去分詞から来た形容詞で、体力や気力を使い果たして消耗したという意味です。疲れて空っぽになったような状態を表すときに使います。
Extremely tired and lacking physical or emotional energy, as though one's strength had been emptied out. It often describes the condition caused by prolonged work, stress, study, or another demanding experience.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
drain「中身を排出する、力を奪う」に規則的な -ed が付いた過去分詞由来の形容詞で、発音は /dreɪnd/、語尾は /d/ です。液体を抜いて容器を空にする像を、体力・気力が空になった状態へ重ねます。feel drained、look drained、leave someone drained は「すっかり消耗した」の典型表現です。
Drained comes from drain, “to remove liquid or empty something,” plus the regular -ed ending. Because drain ends in a voiced sound, -ed is pronounced /d/: /dreɪnd/. Imagine energy flowing out of a person as water flows out of a container until almost nothing remains. That image explains the figurative meaning “completely exhausted.” Learn the common patterns feel drained, look drained, and leave someone drained. Compared with tired, drained suggests a more complete loss of physical or emotional energy, often after a long, stressful, or demanding experience.
例文
I felt drained after the long meeting.
長い会議のあと、私はすっかり消耗していました。
She looked drained after studying all night.
彼女は徹夜で勉強したあと、疲れ切って見えました。
The difficult week left the team drained.
大変な一週間で、チームは消耗しきっていました。
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drained の語源・成り立ち Etymology
drained は drain の過去分詞形で、drain は古英語 drēahnian「液体をこし出す・流し去る」にさかのぼる。中身を抜いて空にする感覚から、「排水された」だけでなく「気力を使い果たした」という意味にも広がった。関連語は drainage, drainer。
Drained is the past participle of drain, formed with the regular suffix -ed. Drain has long referred to drawing liquid away or leaving something empty; it is traditionally connected with Old English forms concerning straining or draining liquid. The physical image of removing a container's contents produced the figurative sense of taking away someone's strength, money, or emotional resources. As an adjective, drained therefore describes a person whose energy seems to have been emptied out.
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