誤解された
解説 Definition
misinterpreted は、言葉・行動・状況などが本来とは違った意味に受け取られた状態を表す形容詞です。意図が相手に正しく伝わらず、誤解された、または誤って解釈されたという意味で使われます。
Misinterpreted describes words, actions, or situations that have been understood in a way different from their intended or correct meaning. It is commonly used after be or before a noun and often appears in the pattern “misinterpreted as.”
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
mis-「誤って」＋ interpret「解釈する」＋ -ed「された」と分解すると、「誤って解釈された」がそのまま読めます。原形 misinterpret の過去分詞で、原形の語末が /t/ なので、-ed は /ɪd/ と発音されて1音節増えます。be misinterpreted as ...「…だと誤解される」を一組で覚えましょう。
Break the word into mis- plus interpret plus -ed. The prefix mis- means “wrongly,” interpret means “understand or explain the meaning,” and -ed marks the past participle, so the whole form means “understood wrongly.” Because interpret ends in /t/, the -ed ending is pronounced /ɪd/ as an extra syllable. Learn the frequent pattern “be misinterpreted as”: silence may be misinterpreted as agreement, for example.
例文
His silence was misinterpreted as agreement.
彼の沈黙は同意だと誤解された。
The teacher's comment was misinterpreted by several students.
その先生の発言は数人の生徒に誤解された。
She felt that her friendly gesture had been misinterpreted.
彼女は自分の友好的な態度が誤解されたと感じた。
misinterpreted の類義語・関連語
misinterpreted の語源・成り立ち Etymology
「mis-」は古英語由来の「間違って」の接頭辞、「interpret」はラテン語「interpretari（意味を明らかにする）」に由来します。過去分詞接尾辞「-ed」が形容詞化し、「間違って解釈された」という意味になります。同じ語根の関連語に「interpret（解釈する）」と「interpreter（通訳者）」があります。
Misinterpreted is the past participle of misinterpret, formed with mis-, meaning “wrongly” or “badly,” interpret, and the suffix -ed. Interpret entered English through French from Latin interpretari, “to explain, understand, or translate.” The prefix mis- has long been productive in English for mistaken actions. Thus, the word’s structure directly expresses an act or statement that has been interpreted incorrectly, with the participial form describing its resulting state.
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