flung
投げ飛ばされた
解説 Definition
flung は fling（勢いよく投げる）の過去形・過去分詞です。「投げ飛ばされた」「勢いよく投げられた」という意味で、物や人が強い力で投げ出される場面に使います。受け身では was flung のように使われます。
Flung is the past tense and past participle of fling. It describes someone or something being thrown, moved, or opened suddenly and forcefully, often without careful control.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
flung は fling「勢いよく投げる」の不規則な過去形・過去分詞で、-ed は付きません。母音が /ɪ/ から /ʌ/ に変わり、fling /flɪŋ/、flung /flʌŋ/ となります。was flung onto the floor「床へ投げ飛ばされた」や flung open「勢いよく開け放たれた」のように、強い力と急な動きを伴う場面で覚えます。
Learn flung together with its irregular base verb fling. The vowel changes from /ɪ/ in fling to /ʌ/ in flung, and no -ed ending is added. Picture a bag flung onto the floor or a door flung open by the wind: both scenes involve a sudden, forceful movement. In passive constructions such as was flung aside, the subject receives that force. Compared with thrown, flung often suggests greater speed, violence, carelessness, or dramatic movement.
例文
The door was flung open by the wind.
ドアは風で勢いよく開け放たれました。
His bag was flung onto the floor during the rush.
混雑の中で、彼のかばんは床に投げ飛ばされました。
Several chairs were flung aside when the crowd moved forward.
群衆が前に動いたとき、いくつかの椅子が脇へ投げ飛ばされました。
flung の類義語・関連語
flung の語源・成り立ち Etymology
flung は fling の過去・過去分詞で、語幹 fling は古ノルド語系の語にさかのぼり、「むち打つ・勢いよく飛ばす」感覚をもつ語です。静かに投げるのでなく、力まかせに放る感じが語源にあり、関連語には fling, flinger があります。
Flung is the irregular past tense and past participle of fling. The verb has been used in English since the Middle English period, but its deeper origin is uncertain; it has often been compared with Scandinavian words involving striking or rushing movement. The modern vowel alternation between fling and flung follows the pattern of several Germanic strong verbs, although speakers now learn the two forms as an irregular pair.
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