feathered
羽のある
解説 Definition
feathered は、羽で覆われている、または羽を持っていることを表す形容詞です。鳥のような生き物だけでなく、羽飾りが付いた帽子や衣装などにも使われます。
Having feathers, being covered with feathers, or decorated with one or more feathers. The adjective may describe birds and other animals, body parts such as wings, or objects such as hats and costumes fitted with feather ornaments.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
feather「羽」に「〜を備えた」を表す -ed が付いた形容詞で、語末は /d/ と発音します。a feathered dinosaur なら羽毛を持つ恐竜、a feathered hat なら羽飾り付きの帽子です。feathery「羽のように軽い・柔らかい」と違い、feathered は実際に羽や羽飾りがあることに重点を置くと覚えましょう。
Form feathered from feather plus -ed, where -ed means “provided with” and is pronounced /d/. Picture two useful examples: a feathered dinosaur actually covered with feathers, and a feathered hat decorated with a plume. This helps you remember that feathered usually points to the presence of real feathers or feather ornaments. Contrast it with feathery, which often means merely light, soft, or shaped like feathers and does not always indicate that feathers are physically present. Common combinations include feathered wings, feathered creatures, and feathered hats.
例文
The museum displayed fossils of small feathered dinosaurs.
その博物館は、小型の羽のある恐竜の化石を展示していた。
A feathered hat was part of the traditional costume.
羽飾りの付いた帽子がその伝統衣装の一部だった。
The bird's feathered wings helped it glide silently through the forest.
その鳥の羽のある翼は、森の中を静かに滑空する助けになった。
feathered の類義語・関連語
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feathered の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 feðer「羽」に由来し、ゲルマン祖語 *fethro、さらに印欧祖語 *pet-「飛ぶ」へさかのぼります。-ed は「〜を備えた」なので、feathered は直訳すると「羽をまとった」。関連語は feather, feathery。
Feathered is formed from feather and the adjectival suffix -ed, here meaning “having” or “furnished with.” Feather comes from Old English feþer and is related to other Germanic words for a bird’s feather or wing covering. These forms are commonly traced further to an Indo-European root associated with flying. The adjective therefore developed transparently to describe something naturally covered with feathers or deliberately decorated with them.
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