preserved
保存された
解説 Definition
preserved は preserve（保存する）の過去形・過去分詞で、形容詞として「保存された」という意味です。食品、建物、記録などが傷まないように保たれている状態を表します。
Preserved describes food, objects, buildings, records, or other things that have been protected from decay, damage, destruction, or loss and therefore remain in good or usable condition.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
preserved は preserve の過去形・過去分詞で、語尾に規則通り -d を加え、発音は /prɪˈzɜːvd/ のように末尾が /d/ になります。形容詞では「傷みや破壊を防いで保存された」。preserved fruit、a well-preserved building、preserved records のまとまりで覚えましょう。
Preserved is the past tense and past participle of preserve, formed regularly by adding -d because preserve already ends in e. The ending is pronounced /d/, giving a final sound like /prɪˈzɜːvd/. As an adjective, it focuses on the result: something has been protected and still survives in a suitable condition. Link it with typical combinations such as preserved fruit, preserved letters, and a well-preserved building. The core image is protection before damage occurs, whether the threat is food spoilage, physical decay, destruction, or the loss of important records.
例文
The museum has a preserved old boat.
その博物館には保存された古い船があります。
We saw preserved fruit in glass jars.
私たちはガラス瓶に入った保存果物を見ました。
The preserved letters are kept in a safe room.
保存された手紙は安全な部屋に保管されています。
preserved の類義語・関連語
preserved の語源・成り立ち Etymology
preserved は preserve の過去分詞・形容詞形。preserve は古フランス語経由でラテン語 praeservare に由来し、prae-「前もって」＋ servare「守る・保つ」から成ります。もとは「傷む前に守る」で、そこから「保存された」の意味になりました。関連語は conserve, reserve。
Preserved is formed from preserve plus the past-participle ending -d. Preserve entered English through Old French from Latin praeservāre. The Latin verb combines prae-, “before” or “in advance,” with servāre, “to keep, guard, or save.” The structure therefore suggests protecting something beforehand so that harm or loss does not occur. The participial adjective preserved describes the resulting condition of something kept from decay, damage, destruction, or disappearance.
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