序文付き
解説 Definition
prefaced は、序文や前置きが付けられた状態を表します。動詞 preface の過去形・過去分詞で、ここでは過去分詞を形容詞的に使います。
Prefaced describes something that was introduced or preceded by a short statement, explanation, or written preface. It is the past-tense and past-participle form of preface and commonly appears in passive patterns such as be prefaced by or be prefaced with.
使い方 Usage
- be prefaced by a note、be prefaced with a summary のように、by や with の後に前置きの内容を置けます。 Use be prefaced by a note or be prefaced with a summary; by and with can introduce the opening material.
- 本の正式な序文のほか、報告書や章の冒頭の説明、発言の前置きにも使えます。 It can describe a formal book preface, an introduction to a report or chapter, or an explanation before a remark.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
本題の前に短い説明を置くイメージ。preface の末尾の e を残して -d を付けます。発音は /ˈprefəst/ で、語尾は /t/ です。
Picture a short explanation placed before the main material. Form prefaced by adding -d to preface, keeping the final e. It is pronounced /ˈprefəst/, with a final /t/ sound.
例文
The report was prefaced by a short note from the editor.
その報告書には編集者による短い序文が付けられていました。
Each chapter is prefaced with a summary of the main argument.
各章には主な論点の要約が前書きとして付けられています。
prefaced の類義語・関連語
prefaced の語源・成り立ち Etymology
prefaced は preface「序文を付ける」の過去分詞形で、語源はラテン語 praefatio、さらに prae-「前に」＋ fari「語る」です。fable や confess も fari とつながり、本題の前でまず語るものだから「序文付き」という意味だと腑に落ちます。
Prefaced is the past-tense and past-participle form of preface. Preface comes through Old French and Middle English from Latin praefatio, “an introductory statement.” The Latin noun is related to praefari, formed from prae-, “before,” and fari, “to speak.” Its structure therefore reflects saying something before the main discourse. English words such as fable ultimately share the ancient Indo-European root associated with speaking, though their meanings developed along different paths.
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