placated
意味一覧 (2件)
なだめられた
解説 Definition
いったん高ぶっていた怒り・不満・警戒心が、相手の対応を受けて収まり、表面上は落ち着いた状態を表す形容詞。心から満足したというより、抗議や抵抗を続けない程度に静まった人・集団に使う。
Placated describes a person or group whose anger, complaint, or suspicion has been calmed after someone responds to them. It suggests that the strong feeling has gone down enough for them to stop protesting or resisting, at least for now. It does not always mean they are truly happy or fully satisfied. The word often implies that there was tension or conflict just before this calmer state.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
形容詞の placated は、動詞 placate の過去分詞から来た「なだめられた後の状態」。焦点は行為者ではなく、相手側の気持ちがどこまで収まったかにある。still not happy, but placated のように、完全な喜びではなく不満が一時的に引いた感じで覚えるとよい。calm よりも、直前に衝突や苦情があった背景を強く含む。
Placated is the adjective form from the past participle of placate, so think of it as the state after someone has been calmed. The focus is not on the person doing the calming, but on how far the other person's feelings have settled down. A good memory phrase is: still not happy, but placated. Unlike calm, it usually suggests there was a complaint, clash, or anger just before.
例文
After the manager offered a full refund, the customer seemed placated.
店長が全額返金を申し出ると、その客はなだめられたようだった。
The crowd grew quieter once the officials gave an explanation, and by the end many people looked placated rather than convinced.
当局が説明すると群衆はしだいに静かになり、最後には納得したというより、なだめられた様子の人が多かった。
He was still disappointed, but the quick apology left him somewhat placated.
彼はまだ失望していたが、すばやい謝罪でいくらかなだめられた状態になった。
なだめた
(意味 2)解説 Definition
placate の過去形・過去分詞として、怒っている相手や不満を抱く集団に働きかけ、抗議や緊張を和らげたことを表す動詞。謝罪、返金、約束、説明など、具体的な対応で相手の反発を下げる場面に向く。
Placated means calmed or made less angry, upset, or worried. It is used when someone reduces another person's strong negative feelings. It often suggests that the person was difficult to satisfy at first.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
動詞の placated は「相手をなだめた」という実際の行動を述べる語。主語には店員・管理者・政治家など対応する側、目的語には angry parent, union members, protesters など不満を持つ側が来やすい。please のように喜ばせるのではなく、火がついた感情をこれ以上広げないよう抑える感覚。形容詞用法は、その結果として相手が落ち着いた状態を指す。
`Placate` is useful when someone is already angry or upset. Remember it with phrases like `placate an angry customer` or `placate critics`. It is closer to calming bad feelings than to simply pleasing someone.
例文
She placated her angry mother by apologizing sincerely.
彼女は心から謝って怒った母をなだめた。
The manager placated the upset customers with a full refund.
支配人は全額返金をして、腹を立てた客たちをなだめた。
The mayor placated the crowd by promising changes.
市長は改革を約束して群衆をなだめた。
placated の語源・成り立ち Etymology
placate はラテン語 placare「静める・なだめる」に由来し、placid「穏やかな」と同根。-ed が付き、感情が鎮められた状態を表す形容詞として使われる。
Placated comes from placate, which comes from the Latin placare, meaning "to calm" or "to soothe." It is related to placid, meaning calm or peaceful. With -ed, placated describes the state of having been calmed.
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