fingered
指で触れた
解説 Definition
fingered は、指で触れられた、または指で扱われた状態を表す形容詞です。文脈によっては、楽器の指使いが指定された、または警察などに犯人として名指しされた、という意味でも使われます。
Fingered describes something touched or handled with the fingers, or music marked with directions for which fingers to use. In the passive expression “be fingered as,” it can also mean being identified, often as a suspected offender.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
finger「指で触れる・扱う」に -ed を付けた過去分詞形で、/ˈfɪŋɡərd/ と発音します。形容詞では fingered pages「手で何度も触れられたページ」、fingered notes「指使いが示された音符」。受け身の be fingered as ... では「…だと名指しされる」という別義に注意します。
Begin with finger used as a verb, then add -ed to form fingered, pronounced /ˈfɪŋɡərd/. Keep the physical image of fingers doing the action. Fingered pages have been handled and may show wear; fingered notes contain guidance about which fingers a player should use. A separate figurative use appears in “be fingered as the thief,” where someone is identified or accused as the responsible person. Context distinguishes these senses: books suggest handling, music suggests fingering instructions, and crime reports suggest identification. The base verb finger belongs in the word family and preserves the shared core image.
例文
The fingered pages showed that the book had been read many times.
指で触れられて傷んだページから、その本が何度も読まれたことがわかりました。
The piano piece has carefully fingered notes for beginners.
そのピアノ曲には、初心者向けに丁寧に指使いが示された音符があります。
He was wrongly fingered as the thief.
彼は誤って泥棒だと名指しされました。
fingered の類義語・関連語
fingered の語源・成り立ち Etymology
fingered は古英語 fingor「指」に、過去分詞・形容詞を作る -ed が付いた語です。核は「指」で、「指で触れた」という意味がそのまま形になったもの。関連語に finger, fingertip があります。
Fingered is formed from the verb finger plus the past-participial and adjectival suffix -ed. Finger comes from Old English fingor, the name of the body part. The verb developed literal meanings involving touching, handling, or playing with the fingers, followed by figurative senses such as identifying an offender. In music, fingered describes notes supplied with indications of which fingers to use.
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