formed
形成された
解説 Definition
formed は form（形作る、形成する）の過去形・過去分詞で、形容詞としては形成されたという意味です。形・組織・考えなどができあがった状態を表します。
Made, created, or developed into a particular shape, structure, organization, or arrangement. As the past participle of form, it may describe a completed state or combine with an auxiliary to report that something came into existence.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 form に -ed を付けた過去形・過去分詞で、語末は /d/ と発音します。形容詞では「形・組織・考えなどがすでにできた状態」です。a group was formed や newly formed group を基本形として覚え、made よりも「一定の形やまとまりが生じた」点に注目しましょう。
Formed is the past and past-participle form of form, created by adding -ed; the ending is pronounced /d/. Keep the core image of something receiving a recognizable shape or organization. A group was formed means that the group came into existence, while a newly formed group describes its resulting state. The word can also apply to shapes, clouds, plans, or opinions. Compared with the broad word made, formed often highlights the development of a structure, outline, or organized whole.
例文
A small group was formed yesterday.
昨日、小さなグループが形成されました。
The formed shape looks like a star.
形成された形は星のように見えます。
New clouds formed over the hills.
丘の上に新しい雲が形成されました。
formed の類義語・関連語
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formed の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 forma（形、型）から古フランス語 former（形作る）を経て英語に入った。form + -ed で「形を与えられた」→「形成された」。関連語：format（書式）、formula（公式）。元々「鋳型にはめる」イメージで、何かが一定の形に整えられた状態を表す。
Formed consists of form and the past-tense or participial suffix -ed. Form came through Old French former from Latin formare, “to shape,” based on forma, “shape, figure, or mold.” The adjective and participle therefore retain the central idea of something having been given or having acquired a definite shape or organization. Format and formula are historically related through the same Latin family.
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