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解説 Definition
recedes は recede の三人称単数現在形で、「徐々に後退する・遠ざかる」を表します。水が引く、生え際が後退する、音が遠ざかる場合などに使います。
Recedes is the third-person singular present form of recede. It describes water, a hairline, sound, an object, or a condition gradually moving back, becoming more distant, or decreasing in prominence, as in “the floodwater recedes.”
使い方 Usage
- 三人称単数現在形なので、the water や his hairline などの単数の主語に使います。語末の -s は /z/ と発音します。 Use recedes with a third-person singular subject, such as the water or his hairline. The final -s is pronounced /z/.
- 目的語を取らない自動詞です。recedes into the distance で「遠くへ遠ざかる」と表せます。 Recedes is intransitive and takes no direct object. Recedes into the distance describes something moving or fading farther away.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
re-「後ろへ」＋ cede「進む」から、「後ろへ進む＝引く」と覚えましょう。水や生え際が少しずつ後ろへ引いていくイメージです。
Connect re-, meaning “back,” with cede, from a root meaning “go” or “move.” Picture water or a hairline gradually moving back.
例文
As the floodwater recedes, residents can begin assessing the damage to their homes.
洪水の水が引くにつれて、住民たちは自宅の被害を調べ始めることができます。
His hairline recedes a little more each year, but he doesn't seem to mind.
彼の生え際は毎年少しずつ後退していますが、本人は気にしていないようです。
The sound of the train recedes into the distance as it moves away from the station.
列車が駅から離れるにつれて、その音は遠くへ遠ざかっていきます。
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recedes の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語recedere（後ろに下がる）から。re-（後ろへ）+cedere（行く・進む）に分解できる。「進む方向を逆にする」が原義で、波が引く・景色が遠ざかる意にも使う。関連語：precede（先行する）、concede（譲歩する）。
Recedes is the third-person singular present form of recede. Recede entered English through French from Latin recēdere, formed from re-, “back” or “away,” and cēdere, “to go, move, or yield.” Its underlying image is movement backward or away. The same Latin verb family appears in precede, concede, and secede, with different prefixes changing the direction or relationship. English forms recedes regularly by adding -s to the base verb recede.
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