mated
交尾した
解説 Definition
mated は mate（交尾する、つがう）の過去形・過去分詞です。主に動物が繁殖のために交尾したことを表す語です。
The past tense and past participle of mate, meaning that animals came together and had sexual intercourse for reproduction. It is commonly used in descriptions of animal behavior, breeding, and biological observation.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 mate「つがう、交尾する」に -d を付けた規則的な過去形・過去分詞で、mate–mated–mated、語尾は /ɪd/ と発音します。動物を主語にして mated in spring や mated after courtship の形で、つがいが繁殖行動を終えた場面と結び付けます。
Connect mated with mate as a partner or member of a pair. As a verb in biology, mate means to come together for reproduction; mated marks the completed event. The pattern is mate–mated–mated, and the ending is pronounced /ɪd/ because mate ends in /t/. Picture a biologist recording that two birds “mated in spring” or that insects “mated after a courtship display.” Keeping the animal-behavior setting in mind prevents confusion with the broader noun mate, meaning a friend, colleague, or partner.
例文
The birds mated in early spring.
その鳥たちは春先に交尾しました。
The two insects mated after a short display.
その2匹の昆虫は短い求愛行動の後に交尾しました。
The biologist recorded when the animals mated.
生物学者はその動物たちがいつ交尾したかを記録しました。
mated の類義語・関連語
mated の語源・成り立ち Etymology
mated は mate「相手・つがい」に由来し、その mate は中低地ドイツ語 mate「食事を共にする仲間」から来た語です。『同じ卓を囲む仲間』が『連れ合い・つがい』へ広がったので、mated は“相手ができて結び付いた”感じになります。関連語は shipmate, roommate。
Mated is the regular past tense and past participle of the verb mate. The noun mate entered English from Middle Low German mate or related forms referring to a companion who shared food or living space. Its sense broadened from companion to partner and then to one member of a breeding pair. From that noun, English developed the verb meaning “to pair for reproduction,” producing mated with the ending -d.
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