再選された
解説 Definition
reelected は reelect「再選する」の過去形・過去分詞です。選挙で人を同じ役職に再び選んだこと、またはその人が再び選ばれたことを表します。
Reelected is the past-tense and past-participle form of reelect. It means that voters chose someone again for the same office or another term, or that a person was chosen again through an election.
使い方 Usage
- was reelected mayor は「市長に再選された」、was reelected for another term は「次の任期に再選された」です。 Was reelected mayor means the person was chosen as mayor again. Was reelected for another term specifies a further term in office.
- 能動態では voters reelected the governor のように、再選された人を目的語に置きます。 In the active voice, the person chosen again is the object, as in voters reelected the governor.
使い分け Common distinctions
- elected は初当選にも使えますが、reelected は同じ役職へ再び選ばれたことを明示します。 Elected can describe a first election victory, while reelected explicitly indicates being chosen for the same office again.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
re-「再び」＋ elect「選挙で選ぶ」＋ -ed と分けて覚えましょう。発音は /ˌriːɪˈlektɪd/ で、re- と elect の母音を続けて発音します。
Remember re- meaning again, elect meaning choose by voting, and -ed marking the past form. In /ˌriːɪˈlektɪd/, the vowel sounds of re- and elect are both pronounced.
例文
The mayor was reelected by a large majority.
その市長は大差で再選されました。
Voters reelected the governor for another term.
有権者は知事を次の任期に再選しました。
She was reelected after promising to improve public transport.
彼女は公共交通を改善すると約束した後、再選されました。
reelected の類義語・関連語
類義語
reelected の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語の「選び出す」を意味するēligereに由来し、「再び」の接頭辞re-と「選ぶ」のelect、過去分詞のedが組み合わさっています。election（選挙）やselect（厳選する）と同じ語根を持ち、「改めて選ばれた」様子がそのまま再選の意味に直結しています。
Reelected consists of the prefix re-, “again,” elect, and the past-tense or participial ending -ed. Elect entered English from Latin eligere, “to choose or select,” through its participial form electus. The related noun election names the process of choosing by vote, while select shares the broader historical idea of choosing. Adding re- specifies that the choice happens again, usually for another term in the same office. The final -ed places that repeated election in the past or forms a passive construction.
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