overjoyed
大喜びした
解説 Definition
overjoyed は overjoy（大喜びさせる）の過去形・過去分詞です。実際の文では形容詞のように、人が非常に喜んでいる状態を表すことが多いです。
The past tense and past participle of overjoy, usually used adjectivally to describe someone who is extremely happy or delighted because of welcome news, an event, or a successful outcome.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 overjoy に規則的に -ed を付けた過去形・過去分詞で、発音は語末が /d/ になります。実際には be overjoyed to hear や be overjoyed at the news の形で、「喜びが普通の範囲を越えるほど大喜びした」という状態を表すことが中心です。単なる pleased よりはるかに強い喜びと結び付けましょう。
Break overjoyed into over-, joy, and -ed: the joy feels as if it has gone over its normal limit. It is the regular past form and past participle of overjoy, with -ed pronounced /d/. In modern use, it most often describes a person’s emotional state in patterns such as “was overjoyed to hear the news” or “felt overjoyed at the result.” Compare it with pleased: pleased can express ordinary satisfaction, while overjoyed signals much stronger happiness.
例文
She was overjoyed to hear the good news.
彼女はそのよい知らせを聞いて大喜びしました。
The children were overjoyed when their father came home.
父親が帰宅すると、子どもたちは大喜びしました。
He felt overjoyed after receiving the scholarship letter.
奨学金の通知を受け取って、彼は大喜びしました。
overjoyed の類義語・関連語
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overjoyed の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語の接頭辞「over-（過度に）」と古フランス語由来の「joy（喜び）」の結合語です。「喜びが限界を超えて溢れる」様子から、普通の満足よりも遥かに幸せな状態を指します。同じ語根を持つ関連語に「enjoy（楽しむ）」「joyful（喜びに満ちた）」があります。
Overjoyed is the regular past tense and past participle of overjoy, formed by adding -ed. Overjoy combines over-, here expressing excess or a very high degree, with joy. Joy entered English through Old French joie and is ultimately connected with Latin gaudium, meaning “joy” or “gladness.” The compound consequently came to describe being filled with joy beyond an ordinary level.
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