pointed
尖った
解説 Definition
pointed は point(指す・向ける)の過去形・過去分詞でもありますが、形容詞では「尖った」という意味です。先が細く鋭い形の物を説明するときに使います。
Having a narrow, sharp, or tapering end or top. It describes the physical shape of objects such as pencils, knives, leaves, or roofs whose sides come together at a distinct point.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
point「先端、点」に -ed が付いた形で、形容詞では「先が一点へ細くなった、尖った」を表します。a pointed tip、a pointed knife、a pointed roof のように、tip・刃物・屋根と組み合わせて覚えましょう。sharp は切れ味や鋭さ全般を表せますが、pointed は先端の形が細く尖っていることに焦点があります。
Connect pointed with the noun point, meaning a small, sharp end. An object is pointed when its shape narrows toward such an end, as in “a pointed tip,” “a pointed knife,” or “a pointed roof.” Visualize two sides meeting at one point. This helps distinguish pointed from sharp: sharp can describe a cutting edge or keen quality in general, whereas pointed focuses on an end or top that tapers to a point. Pointed is also the past form of the verb point, but these examples use it as an adjective describing shape.
例文
The pencil has a pointed tip.
その鉛筆は先が尖っています。
Be careful with that pointed knife.
その尖ったナイフに気をつけてください。
The roof had a pointed top.
その屋根には尖った頂上がありました。
pointed の類義語・関連語
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pointed の語源・成り立ち Etymology
point(先端)の過去分詞形が形容詞化したもの。pointはラテン語 punctum(刺された点)から古フランス語 pointe を経て英語に入った。語根 pungere(刺す)はpuncture(穿刺)やpungent(刺激的な)と同根。「刺すように尖った」が原義。
Pointed developed from point plus the suffix -ed, first as the past participle of the verb and then as an adjective describing something furnished with or ending in a point. Point entered English through Old French point or pointe and ultimately goes back to Latin punctum, “a prick or dot,” from pungere, “to prick.” The modern physical sense preserves the image of an end capable of pricking.
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