圧倒された
解説 Definition
overpowered は overpower（力で圧倒する、打ち負かす）の過去形・過去分詞です。人や物が相手の力、数、強さなどに押し切られたことを表します。
The past tense and past participle of overpower, describing someone or something that was defeated, restrained, or made unable to resist by greater physical force, strength, or numbers.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 overpower「力で圧倒する」に -ed を付けた過去形・過去分詞で、語末は /d/ と発音します。over「上回って」＋power「力」で、相手より強い力が覆いかぶさる像を持ち、be overpowered by attackers「襲撃者に制圧される」の形で覚えましょう。
Build the meaning from over plus power: one side has power that goes beyond the other side’s ability to resist. Overpowered is the past tense and past participle of overpower, and its -ed ending is pronounced /d/. A useful pattern is “the guards were overpowered by the attackers,” where by introduces the stronger group. Unlike merely defeated, overpowered often emphasizes physical force, superior strength, or numbers, and it can imply that someone was restrained before being able to act.
例文
The guards were overpowered by the attackers.
警備員たちは襲撃者に力で圧倒されました。
The small team was overpowered in the final minutes of the game.
その小さなチームは試合の最後の数分で圧倒されました。
He was overpowered before he could call for help.
彼は助けを呼ぶ前に取り押さえられました。
overpowered の類義語・関連語
overpowered の語源・成り立ち Etymology
overpowered は over-「越えて・上回って」＋ powered。power は古フランス語由来で、さらにラテン語 posse「できる」に通じる。相手の力が自分を上回ることから「圧倒する／圧倒される」となった。関連語は overpower, powerful。
Overpowered is formed from the verb overpower plus the past-tense and participial ending -ed. Overpower combines over, here expressing excess or superiority, with power. Power entered Middle English through Old French poer or povoir, ultimately related to Latin posse, “to be able.” The compound therefore conveys the idea of exceeding another person or thing in power and making resistance ineffective.
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