満足した
解説 Definition
gratified は gratify（満足させる、喜ばせる）の過去形・過去分詞です。形容詞として、結果や評価などに満足してうれしく感じている状態を表します。
Gratified describes someone who feels pleased and satisfied because an effort, hope, or expectation has produced a welcome result or received approval. It commonly appears after be or feel and may be followed by by, to see or hear, or a that-clause.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 gratify「満足させる」の語尾 y を i に変えて -ed を付けた過去形・過去分詞で、語末は /d/ と発音する。形容詞では「よい結果や評価を受けて満足した」。be gratified by feedback、be gratified to see、be gratified that ... の型で、単なる pleased より「成果が認められた満足感」と結び付ける。
Start with gratify, “to please or satisfy.” To form gratified, change the final y to i and add -ed; the ending is pronounced /d/, not as a separate syllable. As an adjective, it often describes the warm satisfaction of seeing an effort succeed or receiving favorable recognition. Learn the patterns be gratified by positive feedback, be gratified to see the result, and be gratified that the work was accepted. Compared with the broad word pleased, gratified often suggests that a hope, effort, or expectation has been fulfilled.
例文
She felt gratified by the positive feedback.
彼女は好意的な反応に満足しました。
The team was gratified to see their work accepted.
チームは自分たちの仕事が受け入れられて満足しました。
I was gratified that the students used the new materials with confidence.
学生たちが新しい教材を自信を持って使ってくれたことに、私は満足しました。
gratified の類義語・関連語
gratified の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 gratificari（喜ばせる・好意を示す）から。gratus（感謝する・喜ばしい）+ -ficare（～にする）の合成語。同根語に grateful（感謝する）や grace（恩寵）がある。「人を喜ばせた結果、自分も満たされた状態」という意味の流れが見える。
Gratified is the past-tense and past-participle form of gratify. Gratify entered English through French from Latin gratificari, “to show favor or give pleasure,” built from gratus, “pleasing or thankful,” and a form related to facere, “to make or do.” The same Latin base appears in grateful and gratitude. In modern English, the participle developed a common adjectival use for the satisfied feeling produced by welcome results, appreciation, or approval.
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