阻止された
解説 Definition
prevent「防ぐ・阻止する」の過去形・過去分詞です。受け身では、出来事の発生や進行が防がれたことを表します。
Prevented describes something that was stopped from happening or developing, usually because action was taken beforehand. It is the past tense and past participle of prevent and commonly appears in passive constructions such as “an accident was prevented.”
使い方 Usage
- 出来事を主語にした was prevented は「防がれた」。by ... を続けると、防いだ対応や手段を示せます。 With an event as the subject, was prevented means that it was stopped from happening. Add by to identify the action or means that prevented it.
- 人が主語の was prevented from doing ... は「…するのを阻止された」。from の後には動詞の -ing 形を置きます。 With a person as the subject, was prevented from doing something means that the person was stopped from doing it. Use an -ing form after from.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
prevent「防ぐ」に -ed を付けた形です。「先回りして防ぐ」とイメージしましょう。語末が /t/ なので -ed は /ɪd/ と発音し、全体は /prɪˈventɪd/ になります。
Connect prevented with prevent and picture action taken ahead of an event to stop it. Add -ed to form prevented. After the final /t/ sound, -ed adds the syllable /ɪd/, giving /prɪˈventɪd/.
例文
The fire was prevented by quick action.
素早い対応で火災は防がれました。
A serious accident was prevented at the station.
駅で重大な事故が防がれました。
He was prevented from entering the building.
彼は建物に入るのを阻止されました。
prevented の類義語・関連語
prevented の語源・成り立ち Etymology
prevented は prevent に -ed が付いた形で、ラテン語 praevenire「前もって来る」に由来します。pre-「前に」+ venire「来る」なので、原義は「先回りする」で、そこから「起こる前に防ぐ」、さらに「阻止された」という意味になります。関連語に prevent、convene があります。
Prevented is the past tense and past participle of prevent, formed by adding -ed. Prevent entered English through Latin praevenire, from prae-, meaning “before,” and venire, meaning “to come.” Its earliest central image was arriving beforehand or anticipating something. From the idea of getting there first, the verb developed the modern meaning of stopping an event before it occurs. The participial form prevented therefore describes what has been successfully stopped or avoided.
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