pronounced
発音された
解説 Definition
pronounced は、動詞 pronounce（発音する）の過去分詞で、「発音された」という意味です。ある単語・名前・文字などがどのような音で言われるかを説明する受動態でよく使います。
The past participle of pronounce, used to say that a word, name, letter, or sound is spoken or articulated in a particular way. It commonly appears in passive constructions such as “is pronounced differently” and “is not pronounced.”
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
動詞 pronounce の過去分詞で、ここでは be pronounced の形で受動態を作ります。語末の無音の e を落として -ed を付け、発音は /prəˈnaʊnst/ と最後が /t/ になります。「be pronounced like Maya」「not pronounced」の型で、文字や語が実際にどんな音として言われるかを表すと覚えましょう。
Treat “pronounced” here as the past participle of “pronounce” used after “be.” The final silent e of “pronounce” is dropped before “-ed,” and the ending is pronounced /t/, giving /prəˈnaʊnst/. Link it to dictionary and classroom questions: “How is this word pronounced?” or “The final letter is not pronounced.” This sense concerns how written language becomes spoken sound. Do not confuse it with the related adjective meaning “very noticeable,” as in “a pronounced difference”; the examples here refer only to producing a word, name, letter, or sound aloud.
例文
This word is pronounced differently in British English.
この単語はイギリス英語では違って発音されます。
Her name is pronounced like "Maya."
彼女の名前は「マヤ」のように発音されます。
The final letter is not pronounced.
最後の文字は発音されません。
pronounced の類義語・関連語
pronounced の語源・成り立ち Etymology
Pronouncedはラテン語「pronunciare（公に宣言する）」に由来し、pro-（前へ）＋nuntiare（報告する）の合成語。同根語にannounce（発表する）やdenounce（非難する）がある。「前に向かって告げる」が原義で、形容詞では「はっきりした、顕著な」の意味になる。
“Pronounced” is formed from “pronounce” and the past-participle suffix “-ed.” “Pronounce” came through Old French from Latin “pronuntiare,” meaning “to proclaim or announce,” formed from “pro-” (“forth”) and “nuntiare” (“to report or announce”). Its meaning later extended to uttering sounds and words in a particular manner. “Announce” and “denounce” share the Latin element derived from “nuntius,” meaning a messenger or message.
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