取り戻した
解説 Definition
regained は regain の過去形・過去分詞形で、一度失ったものや状態を取り戻したことを表します。自信、健康、意識、独立などの回復に使います。
Having been obtained, recovered, or brought back after it had previously been lost. It is especially used for restored confidence, health, control, movement, consciousness, territory, or independence.
使い方 Usage
- regained confidence「自信を取り戻した」、regained consciousness「意識を取り戻した」のように、回復したものを目的語に置きます。 Put what was recovered after regained: regained confidence or regained consciousness.
使い分け Common distinctions
- gained は「得た」、regained は以前失ったものを「取り戻した」という違いがあります。 Gained means obtained; regained means obtained again after a loss.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
re-「再び」＋ gain「得る」で「失ったものをもう一度得た」と覚えます。regain に -ed を付けた形で、発音は /rɪˈɡeɪnd/ です。
Think of re- as “again” and gain as “obtain”: regained means getting back something lost. Add -ed to regain to form the past tense and past participle. It is pronounced /rɪˈɡeɪnd/.
例文
After months of physical therapy, she finally regained full movement in her injured leg.
数か月のリハビリの後、彼女はついに負傷した脚を完全に動かせるようになった。
The team regained their confidence after winning three consecutive matches.
そのチームは3試合連続で勝利したことで自信を取り戻した。
The country regained its independence after years of foreign occupation.
その国は長年の外国による占領の後、独立を取り戻した。
regained の類義語・関連語
regained の語源・成り立ち Etymology
regained は re-（再び）＋ gained で、gain は古フランス語 gaaignier（得る・稼ぐ）に由来します。regain や gainful が関連語で、形としては『もう一度得る』が直訳です。失ったものを再び手に入れるので『取り戻した』となります。
Regained is the regular past and past-participle form of regain. The verb combines the prefix re-, meaning “again” or “back,” with gain, which entered English through Old French gaaignier, “to earn, obtain, or acquire.” The ending -ed marks the completed action or resulting state. Its structure therefore expresses obtaining again something that had been lost, such as confidence, health, control, territory, or independence.
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