faced
直面した
解説 Definition
faced は face（直面する、向き合う）の過去形・過去分詞です。「直面した」という意味で、問題や困難に向き合ったことを表します。過去の出来事として、困難な状況を説明するときによく使います。
Faced is the past-tense and past-participle form of face when it means to encounter and deal with a difficult situation, problem, opponent, or prospect. It describes someone or something that had such a challenge before them.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
faced は動詞 face「直面する」の過去形・過去分詞で、語末が e なので d だけを加えて faced と綴ります。face /feɪs/ に対し faced /feɪst/ と、-ed は /t/ で発音します。face a problem の過去なら faced a problem とし、困難に正面を向けた場面を思い浮かべます。
Start with the verb face, meaning to turn toward or confront something. Because face already ends in silent e, add only d in writing: face becomes faced. The pronunciation changes from /feɪs/ to /feɪst/; after the voiceless /s/ sound, the -ed ending is pronounced /t/. Imagine physically turning your face toward a problem, then transfer that image to an abstract challenge. Learn it in patterns such as faced a problem, faced a difficult test, and was faced with a choice. The last pattern is passive, while “she faced a problem” is active.
例文
We faced many problems.
私たちは多くの問題に直面しました。
She faced a hard test.
彼女は難しい試験に直面しました。
The team faced a serious delay.
そのチームは深刻な遅れに直面しました。
faced の類義語・関連語
faced の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 facies（顔・表面）から古フランス語 face を経て英語へ。-ed で「顔を向けた」状態を表す形容詞に。関連語: surface（表面）、facial（顔の）。顔＝正面を何かに向けることが「直面する」意味の由来。
Faced is formed from face plus the past-tense and past-participle ending -ed. Face entered English through Old French from Latin facies, meaning “form, appearance, or face.” The verb developed from the idea of presenting or turning one’s face toward something. From that physical sense came the figurative meaning “confront or deal with,” as in facing a problem. After the final /s/, the -ed ending is pronounced /t/.
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