ためらった
解説 Definition
hesitated は hesitate（ためらう）の過去形・過去分詞です。すぐに行動せず、一瞬迷ったり、発言や決断を遅らせたりしたことを表します。
Hesitated is the past tense and past participle of hesitate. It describes someone pausing before speaking or acting because they were uncertain, reluctant, nervous, or unable to decide immediately.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 hesitate に規則的な過去語尾 -d を付けた過去形・過去分詞で、語末は /ɪd/ と発音します。hesitate before answering（答える前にためらう）、hesitate at the door（戸口で足を止める）のように、心や動作が一瞬引っかかる場面で覚えます。
Start with the base verb hesitate, meaning to pause because you are unsure. Since it already ends in silent e, its regular past form is made by adding only d: hesitate becomes hesitated. The ending is pronounced /ɪd/ because the base ends in a /t/ sound. Remember it through common patterns such as “hesitated before answering” and “hesitated at the door.” In each case, a thought, word, or movement seems briefly stuck instead of proceeding at once.
例文
She hesitated before answering the question.
彼女はその質問に答える前にためらいました。
He hesitated at the door, then walked in.
彼はドアのところでためらってから、中に入りました。
The student hesitated because the problem looked more difficult than expected.
その問題が予想より難しそうだったので、その学生はためらいました。
hesitated の類義語・関連語
hesitated の語源・成り立ち Etymology
hesitated は hesitate の過去形で、語源はラテン語 haesitare「くっついて動けない、口ごもる」です。さらに基底の haerere は『固着する』の意で、心や言葉が引っかかって前へ進めない感覚から『ためらう』になりました。関連語は adhere、hesitation。
Hesitated is the regular past-tense and past-participle form of hesitate. Hesitate entered English from Latin haesitatus, associated with haesitare, “to stick fast, remain uncertain, or stammer,” an intensive form connected with haerere, “to stick.” The historical image is of words or decisions becoming stuck and unable to move forward. English adhere is related through the same Latin root, while hesitation is a direct English derivative of hesitate.
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