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adjective

強制的きょうせいてき

解説 Definition

forced は force(強制する)の過去形・過去分詞で、形容詞として「強制的な」という意味です。自分の意思ではなく、外からの力や事情で行われることを表します。

Done or imposed because of outside pressure, authority, or unavoidable circumstances rather than free choice. It can describe an action, decision, change, or situation that someone is compelled to accept or carry out.

覚え方のコツ Memory Tip

原形 force「強制する」に -ed を付けた過去・過去分詞で、発音は /t/ です。形容詞では forced choice、forced change、forced move のように、自発的ではなく外部の圧力や避けられない事情によって行われることを示します。voluntary「自発的な」と対にし、「選択肢が実質ない」場面で覚えます。

Connect forced with the base verb force, “to make someone do something against their choice.” Add -ed to form the past tense and past participle; in forced, the ending is pronounced /t/. As an adjective, learn it through combinations such as forced choice, forced change, and forced move. Picture a person who technically acts but has no realistic alternative. That separates forced from voluntary, which describes an action chosen freely. In other contexts, forced can also mean unnatural or strained, as in a forced smile, but the core idea remains pressure rather than spontaneity.

例文

It was a forced choice.

それは強制的な選択でした。

The team made a forced change.

そのチームはやむを得ず変更しました。

He felt tired after the forced move.

彼は強制的な引っ越しの後で疲れを感じました。

forced の類義語・関連語

forced の語源・成り立ち Etymology

ラテン語 fortis(強い)から古フランス語 forcier(力で押す)を経て英語に入った。force(力)+ -ed で「力を加えられた→強制的な」の意。関連語: force(力)、reinforce(強化する)。「強さ」が原義なので、意志に反して押し付けるニュアンスが生まれた。

Forced is the past tense and past participle of force, and its adjectival sense develops directly from the idea of applying power or pressure. Force entered English through Old French, ultimately relating to Latin fortis, “strong.” The suffix -ed marks something subjected to that power: a forced action is one produced by authority, circumstances, or necessity. Reinforce belongs to the same word family and means to make something stronger by adding support.

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