misdirected
方向を間違えた
解説 Definition
misdirected は misdirect(誤った方向へ向ける)の過去形・過去分詞で、「方向を間違えた、誤って向けられた」という意味です。物理的な方向だけでなく、努力・批判・手紙などが本来と違う相手や目的に向かう場合にも使われます。
Misdirected describes something sent, aimed, or applied toward the wrong person, place, purpose, or target. It is also the past tense and past participle of misdirect and can refer to physical routing as well as misplaced emotion, criticism, or effort.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
mis-「誤って」+ direct「向ける」+ -ed で、「誤った相手・方向へ向けられた」。原形 misdirect の過去形・過去分詞で、語末 /t/ の後の -ed は /ɪd/ と発音して音節が一つ増える。misdirected email、anger、effort のように、配送先だけでなく感情や努力が見当違いの場合にも使う。
Break misdirected into mis-, meaning “wrongly,” direct, meaning “guide or aim,” and -ed. It is the regular past-tense and past-participle form of misdirect and is also common as an adjective. Because direct ends in /t/, the -ed ending is pronounced /ɪd/, adding a syllable. Remember it through typical combinations: a misdirected email reaches the wrong recipient, misdirected anger targets the wrong person, and misdirected effort serves the wrong goal. The word therefore covers both literal mistakes in routing and figurative mistakes in attention or judgment.
例文
The misdirected email went to the wrong department.
その誤送信されたメールは別の部署に届きました。
Her misdirected anger caused problems in the meeting.
彼女の見当違いの怒りが会議で問題を起こしました。
A misdirected delivery delayed the project materials by two days.
配送先を間違えたため、プロジェクト用の資材が2日遅れました。
misdirected の類義語・関連語
対義語
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misdirected の語源・成り立ち Etymology
接頭辞 mis-(誤って・悪く)+ direct(導く)+ -ed(過去分詞)の構成。direct はラテン語 dirigere(まっすぐにする)から来ており、語根 reg-(まっすぐ)を含む。「正しい方向づけを誤った」が原義。関連語:misdeed(悪行)、direction(方向)。mis- が加わると「本来の正しさから逸れた」意味になる。
Misdirected is formed from the prefix mis-, “wrongly or badly,” the verb direct, and the past-participle ending -ed. Direct ultimately comes from Latin dirigere, “to set straight or guide,” which contains a root associated with straightness and ruling. The full formation therefore expresses being guided or aimed incorrectly. As a regular inflected form of misdirect, it can function verbally or adjectivally in modern English.
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