追い越した
解説 Definition
他のものを追い抜いて上回ったこと。速度や量、能力などで凌駕したさま。
Outstripped means became greater than something else or moved ahead of it. It is the past form of outstrip and is often used in formal contexts such as business, growth, or supply and demand.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず out- は「〜より外へ、上へ、上回って」の感覚で、outnumber, outgrow, outperform などと同じ仲間。strip は単独で覚えるより、outstrip で「相手を置いて先へ行く」とまとめて押さえるとよいです。なので outstripped は「追い抜いて上回った」の過去形。単なる pass よりも、速度だけでなく成長率・売上・能力が相手を超えた場面で使われやすく、The company outstripped its rivals. のように rivalry の文脈で結びつけると残りやすいです。
The prefix `out-` often means "more than" or "beyond," as in `outperform` and `outnumber`. So `outstripped` means someone went ahead and left others behind. Link it with competition: a company outstripped its rivals.
例文
Demand for electric vehicles has outstripped supply in several major markets.
電気自動車の需要はいくつかの主要市場で供給を上回った。
The young runner outstripped all her competitors and won the gold medal.
その若いランナーはすべての競争相手を追い越し、金メダルを獲得した。
Population growth has outstripped the country's ability to provide adequate housing.
人口増加が、国が十分な住宅を供給する能力を上回ってしまった。
outstripped の類義語・関連語
類義語
outstripped の語源・成り立ち Etymology
outstripped は outstrip の過去形で、out-「外へ、上回って」+ strip に分けられる。strip は中英語で「素早く進む」の意とされ、語源には outstrike の変形説もあるが、stride や strike と近い語群にあり、「相手より先へ進む」から「追い越した」になった。
"Outstripped" is the past form of "outstrip," built from "out-" meaning "beyond" or "more than" and "strip." In Middle English, "strip" could mean moving quickly, and the word may also have been influenced by related verbs like "stride" or "strike." The idea developed from going ahead of someone to surpassing or leaving them behind.
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