forested
森林に覆われた
解説 Definition
forested は forest（森林にする、森林で覆う）の過去形・過去分詞で、形容詞としては「森林に覆われた」という意味です。山、丘、地域などに木が多く生えている状態を表します。
Forested describes land, hills, valleys, or regions that are covered with forests or have many trees growing across them. It is commonly used for substantial wooded areas rather than a few isolated trees.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
forested は forest に -ed を付けた過去分詞形容詞で、「森林で覆われた」。発音は /ˈfɒrɪstɪd/ または /ˈfɔːrɪstɪd/ で、語尾は /ɪd/。forested hills、forested valley、densely forested area のように土地を修飾する。wooded も近いが、forested はより広い森林地域を連想させやすい。
Forested is the past participle of forest used as an adjective, formed by adding -ed; the ending is pronounced /ɪd/. Picture a map whose hills or valley are covered by the green layer of a forest. Common combinations include forested hills, a forested valley, and a densely forested region. Wooded is a close alternative, but forested often suggests a larger or more continuous area of tree cover. Link it with deforested, which describes land whose forest has been removed: forested land has its tree cover, while deforested land has lost it.
例文
The village lies at the edge of a forested valley.
その村は森林に覆われた谷の端にあります。
We walked through a quiet forested area in the morning.
私たちは朝、静かな森林に覆われた地域を歩きました。
The forested hills protect the town from strong winds.
森林に覆われた丘が町を強い風から守っています。
forested の類義語・関連語
forested の語源・成り立ち Etymology
語源はラテン語foris「外側」です。森林を指す古フランス語の語に接尾辞-edが付加され、「～に覆われた」という形容詞形になります。同語根にdeforest（伐採する）があり、「開墾地の外側にあった木々」がやがて緑の覆い全体を指す意味に転じた背景が納得できるでしょう。
Forested is formed from forest plus the suffix -ed, giving the sense “covered with or supplied with forest.” English forest came through Old French forest, originally referring especially to land reserved for hunting. The deeper history is associated with Medieval Latin forestis, probably in the expression forestis silva, land or woodland outside the ordinary enclosed area, and with Latin foris, “outside.” The adjective now refers straightforwardly to land bearing extensive tree cover.
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