飛びついた
解説 Definition
pounced は pounce「急に飛びつく・素早く襲いかかる」の過去形・過去分詞です。動物が獲物に飛びかかったり、人が対象や機会に素早く反応したりする動作を表します。
Pounced is the past or past-participial form of pounce, describing a sudden, quick leap toward or onto a target. It is used especially for an animal attacking or seizing something, but it can also describe a person reacting rapidly to an object or opportunity.
使い方 Usage
- pounced on ... で飛びついた対象を示します。pounced on the toy や pounced on the ball と覚えましょう。 Use pounced on ... to name the target, as in pounced on the toy or pounced on the ball.
使い分け Common distinctions
- jumped が広く「跳んだ」を表すのに対し、pounced は何かを捕まえるなど、対象を狙った素早い動きを表します。 Jumped broadly describes a jump. Pounced suggests a quick movement directed at a target, often to catch or seize it.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
猫が獲物へ一気に飛びかかる姿を思い浮かべましょう。pounce は黙字 e で終わるので -d を付けて pounced とし、語尾は /t/ と発音します。
Picture a cat suddenly leaping onto its prey. Add -d to pounce because it already ends in a silent e. The ending is pronounced /t/.
例文
The cat pounced on the toy mouse under the chair.
猫は椅子の下のおもちゃのネズミに飛びつきました。
The goalkeeper pounced on the loose ball before anyone else could reach it.
ゴールキーパーは、ほかの誰かが届く前にこぼれ球に飛びつきました。
pounced の類義語・関連語
pounced の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古フランス語 ponçon（尖った道具・鉤爪）から中英語 pounce（猛禽の爪）を経て、「爪で襲いかかる」意の動詞に発展。語根は「突き刺す」を意味するラテン語 pungere と関連し、punch（パンチ）や puncture（穿刺）と同系統。
Pounced is the past and past-participial form of pounce. Pounce developed from a noun referring to the claw or talon of a bird of prey, derived through French from a word for a pointed tool. It is historically associated with Latin pungere, meaning to prick or pierce. The verb consequently developed the image of striking or seizing suddenly with claws. Its -ed ending is pronounced /t/.
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