intersected
交差した
解説 Definition
intersected は intersect（交差する、横切る）の過去形・過去分詞で、「交差した」という意味です。線、道路、面などが互いに交わった状態を表します。
Intersected is the past-tense and past-participle form of intersect and can describe lines, roads, paths, or surfaces that crossed one another or shared a common point. As an adjective, it emphasizes the resulting crossed or divided arrangement.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 intersect に規則変化の -ed を付けた過去形・過去分詞です。語末が /t/ なので -ed は /ɪd/ と発音し、一音節増えます。inter-「間で」と section にも見える sect「切る」を手がかりに、道路や線が互いを横切る図を思い浮かべます。intersected lines「交差した線」という形容詞的用法も覚えましょう。
Link intersected to intersect and to the visible parts inter-, “between,” and sect, associated with cutting. Imagine one road cutting across another: after they have crossed, the roads intersected, and they may be described as intersected roads or lines. This is a regular past form made by adding -ed. Because intersect ends in the /t/ sound, the ending is pronounced /ɪd/, creating an extra syllable. Keep it distinct from parallel, where lines remain side by side and never meet.
例文
The two roads intersected near the station.
その二本の道路は駅の近くで交差していました。
The intersected lines formed a small triangle.
交差した線が小さな三角形を作りました。
The map showed where the paths intersected in the forest.
その地図には、森の中で小道が交差する場所が示されていました。
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intersected の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 intersectus が語源。inter-（間に）+ secare（切る）で「間を切る→交差する」の意。二つの線が互いを横切る様子を表す。関連語: section（区分）、dissect（解剖する）。
Intersected is formed by adding the regular past-participle ending -ed to intersect. Intersect ultimately comes from Latin intersecare, “to cut between or cut across,” combining inter-, “between or among,” with secare, “to cut.” Its Latin participial form was intersectus. The same cutting element is reflected in English words such as section and dissect, while the modern word commonly describes lines, roads, planes, or paths crossing.
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