marbled
大理石の
解説 Definition
marbled は marble（大理石模様にする）の過去形・過去分詞で、形容詞として「大理石のような模様の」という意味です。石そのものだけでなく、肉や紙などに筋状の模様がある様子にも使われます。
Marbled describes a surface or substance marked with irregular streaks, veins, or patches resembling those in marble. It is also used of meat containing thin lines or flecks of fat distributed through the muscle.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
名詞・動詞 marble に -ed が付いた形で、動詞なら過去形・過去分詞、形容詞なら「大理石のような筋模様の」。語末 e があるためそのまま d を加え、marbled となる。marbled paper は流れる模様、marbled beef は脂肪が筋状に入った霜降り肉、と対象別に覚える。
Start with marble, the stone known for its irregular veins and streaks. Adding -ed gives marbled; because marble already ends in e, only d is added in spelling. The form can be the past participle of the verb marble, but it is often an adjective describing the resulting pattern. Picture marbled paper with flowing colored lines, a marbled floor with stone-like veins, and marbled beef with fine fat running through the meat. The central idea is not simply “made of marble,” but “marked in a pattern resembling marble.”
例文
The hall had a marbled floor that looked cool and smooth.
そのホールには、ひんやりとなめらかに見える大理石模様の床がありました。
She chose a notebook with a marbled cover.
彼女は大理石模様の表紙のノートを選びました。
The chef served marbled beef with simple vegetables.
シェフは霜降り肉をシンプルな野菜と一緒に出しました。
marbled の類義語・関連語
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派生語
marbled の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 marmor（大理石）→ギリシャ語 marmaros（輝く石）に由来。marble に形容詞化の -ed が付き「大理石模様の」の意。mar- は「輝く」の語根で、関連語に marble（大理石）、marmoreal（大理石のような）がある。石の表面の光沢や模様が名前の由来。
Marbled is formed from marble plus -ed and may function as a past participle or adjective. Marble entered English through Old French and Latin marmor, ultimately related to Greek mármaros, a shining or crystalline stone. The adjective developed from the stone’s characteristic veined appearance: something marbled has been given, or naturally possesses, streaks and patches resembling marble. In food descriptions, especially marbled beef, those visible streaks are intramuscular fat rather than colored stone-like decoration.
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