perfected
完成された
解説 Definition
perfected は「完成された」「完全に仕上げられた」という意味です。perfect（完成させる、改良する）の過去形・過去分詞で、形容詞として技術や方法などが十分に磨かれた状態を表します。
Perfected describes something that has been developed, corrected, or improved until it reaches a highly finished and effective state. It is commonly used for a technique, method, recipe, or design that has been refined through repeated effort or testing.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形は動詞 perfect「完成させる・磨き上げる」で、語末に -ed を付けた過去分詞 perfected です。perfect が /t/ で終わるため -ed は /ɪd/ と発音します。a perfected technique/design のように、試行や改良を重ねて十分に仕上がったものを修飾すると覚えます。
Start with the verb perfect, meaning “to bring something to a highly finished or effective state.” Perfected is its regular past form and past participle, made by adding -ed. Because the verb ends in the /t/ sound, the ending is pronounced /ɪd/, giving an extra syllable. As an adjective, it often appears before nouns such as technique, method, recipe, or design. Imagine years of practice or testing producing a perfected version: the word emphasizes a completed process of refinement, not a claim that the result is flawless in every conceivable way.
例文
The chef served a perfected version of the old recipe.
シェフは昔のレシピを完成させた料理を出しました。
Her perfected technique made the performance look effortless.
完成された彼女の技術によって、その演技は軽やかに見えました。
After years of testing, the team introduced a perfected design.
何年もの試験の後、チームは完成された設計を発表しました。
perfected の類義語・関連語
perfected の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語「perficere」（完全にやり遂げる）の過去分詞「perfectus」から。「per-」（完全に）＋「facere」（する・作る）の構成。関連語にperfection（完璧）、factory（工場＝作る場所）。「完全にやり切った状態」が原義。
Perfect ultimately comes from Latin perfectus, the past participle of perficere, “to complete or accomplish.” That verb combines per-, conveying completion, with facere, “to do or make.” English later developed perfect as both an adjective and a verb. Perfected is the regular past form and past participle of that verb, formed with -ed, and its adjectival use describes the resulting state after something has been completed or thoroughly refined.
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