人が住んでいる
解説 Definition
inhabited は、場所に人や生き物が住んでいる、または生息している状態を表す形容詞です。島・地域・建物などについて、現在または過去のある時期に居住者がいることを示します。
Inhabited describes a place in which people or other living creatures reside, either currently or during a stated period in the past. It contrasts with uninhabited and is commonly applied to islands, regions, settlements, buildings, and natural habitats.
使い方 Usage
使い分け Common distinctions
- 人の居住について、inhabited island は「人が住む島」、uninhabited island は「無人島」です。 When describing human settlement, an inhabited island has residents, while an uninhabited island has none.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
inhabit「住む、生息する」＋ -ed。「中で暮らす住民がいる場所」を思い浮かべましょう。原形の末尾が /t/ なので -ed は /ɪd/ と発音し、全体は /ɪnˈhæbɪtɪd/ です。
Connect inhabit, “to live in a place,” with -ed, and picture a place with residents. Since inhabit ends in /t/, -ed adds an /ɪd/ syllable: /ɪnˈhæbɪtɪd/.
例文
The remote village is still inhabited, despite its distance from modern conveniences.
その辺鄙な村には、現代的な便利な設備やサービスから遠く離れているにもかかわらず、今も人が住んでいる。
The island has been inhabited by the same family for over two centuries.
その島には、同じ家族が2世紀以上にわたって住み続けている。
Scientists discovered that the cave had been inhabited by early humans thousands of years ago.
科学者たちは、数千年前に初期の人類がその洞窟に住んでいたことを発見した。
inhabited の類義語・関連語
inhabited の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 inhabitare（中に住む）から。in-（中に）+ habitare（住む）に分解できる。habitare は habere（持つ）の反復形で「定住する」意。関連語: habitat（生息地）、habitation（居住）。人が住み着いている状態を示す。
Inhabited is the past participle of inhabit. Inhabit comes through French from Latin inhabitare, formed from in-, “in,” and habitare, “to dwell” or “live repeatedly.” Habitare is related to habere, “to have” or “hold,” and also underlies habitat and habitation. The adjective therefore describes a place that is held or occupied as a dwelling by people or other living creatures.
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