liberated
解放された
解説 Definition
「liberated」は、束縛や制約、抑圧から解き放たれた状態を表す形容詞です。身体的な自由だけでなく、社会的・精神的な制約から自由になった状態にも使われます。伝統的な役割や偏見にとらわれず、自由に考え行動できる人物や社会を描写する際にも用いられます。
Freed from physical restraint, political control, social convention, or another limiting condition. It can describe people or places that have been released, as well as someone who feels mentally or socially free to act independently.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
動詞 liberate「解放する」の過去分詞形で、語末が e のため -d だけを加える。形容詞では「すでに束縛から自由になった」状態を表す。liberated prisoners、liberated city のような物理的・政治的解放にも、feel liberated のような心理的解放にも使える。
Start with the verb liberate, “to set free.” Because it already ends in silent e, its past participle is formed by adding only -d: liberate becomes liberated. Used as an adjective, it focuses on the resulting state after a restriction has been removed. A liberated prisoner is physically free, a liberated city is no longer under hostile control, and someone who feels liberated has escaped a psychological or social burden. Connect it with liberty and liberal, which share the central historical idea of freedom.
例文
The liberated prisoners walked out of the jail into the sunlight.
解放された囚人たちは、日の光の中へと刑務所を出て歩いた。
She felt liberated after quitting the job that had made her miserable.
彼女は自分を不幸にしていた仕事を辞めて、解放されたような気持ちになった。
The liberated city celebrated its freedom with parades and festivities.
解放された街は、パレードと祝祭で自由を祝った。
liberated の類義語・関連語
liberated の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 liberatus は liberare「自由にする」の過去分詞で、語根 liber は「自由な」を表す。『束縛から自由にされた』が核なので、liberated は政治的な解放にも、気分や考え方の解放にも使われる。関連語は liberty, liberal。
Liberated is the past participle and adjectival form of liberate. Liberate comes from Latin liberatus, the past participle of liberare, “to set free,” which in turn derives from liber, “free.” The central notion is therefore not simply movement but release from bondage, control, or restriction. English extended this literal and political sense to social and psychological freedom, allowing people to feel liberated after escaping conventions, obligations, or oppressive circumstances. Liberty and liberal belong to the same word family.
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