intimidated
萎縮した
解説 Definition
「intimidated」は、脅かされたり威圧されたりして、恐怖や不安を感じている状態を表す形容詞です。強い相手や権威のある存在に対して萎縮している様子を表します。自信を失い、自分の意見を言えないほど圧倒されている状態にも使われます。
Intimidated describes someone who feels frightened, nervous, or less confident because another person, a situation, or a difficult task seems powerful or threatening. It is often followed by by to identify the source of that feeling.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
intimidatedは動詞intimidateの過去形・過去分詞形で、形容詞では「威圧されて萎縮した」。語尾に-dを加え、末尾は/id/と発音する。timid「臆病な」と結びつけ、feel intimidated by a strict supervisorのようにfeel＋intimidated＋byで、恐れを生じさせた相手を示す形を覚える。
Intimidated is the past tense and past participle of intimidate, and it commonly functions as an adjective describing the affected person. The ending is pronounced /ɪd/ because intimidate ends in a /t/ sound. Connect it with timid, meaning lacking courage or confidence: if something intimidates you, you may feel timid and unable to speak freely. A useful pattern is feel or be intimidated by something, as in intimidated by a strict supervisor, a large crowd, or difficult questions. The person causing the fear is intimidating; the person feeling it is intimidated.
例文
She felt intimidated by the large crowd at the presentation.
彼女はプレゼンテーションの大勢の聴衆に萎縮した。
The new employee was intimidated by his strict supervisor.
新入社員は厳しい上司に怯えていた。
Don't be intimidated by difficult questions in the exam.
試験の難しい問題に気後れしないようにしなさい。
intimidated の類義語・関連語
intimidated の語源・成り立ち Etymology
intimidated は intimidate の過去分詞で、ラテン語 intimidare「怖がらせる」にさかのぼります。in- は「中へ強く」、timid や timidity は同じ語根なので、「相手の心に恐れを入れられた状態」だと考えると意味がつかみやすい語です。
Intimidated is formed from intimidate plus the past-participle ending -d. Intimidate ultimately comes from Latin intimidare, “to make afraid,” built on timidus, “fearful” or “timid.” English timid and timidity belong to the same word family. As a participial adjective, intimidated focuses on the person placed into a state of fear, anxiety, or reduced confidence, rather than on the person or thing producing that effect.
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