reinforced
強化された
解説 Definition
reinforced は reinforce（強化する、補強する）の過去形・過去分詞で、形容詞として「強化された」という意味です。建物、材料、ルール、支援などがより強くされた状態を表します。
Made stronger by adding material, support, personnel, or some other form of assistance. The adjective commonly describes structures and materials that have been strengthened, but it may also apply to rules, messages, teams, or support whose force or effectiveness has been increased.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形reinforce「力や支えを加えて強くする」の過去分詞で、形容詞では「補強された」。reinforced steel、reinforced glass、reinforced concreteのように材料名の前で覚えるとよい。比喩的にはreinforced supportのように支援の強化にも使う。-edは語末/s/の後なので/t/と発音する。
Link reinforced to force: something is reinforced when extra strength or support has been added. Learn it through concrete combinations such as reinforced steel, reinforced glass, and reinforced concrete, where another material or structure makes the original stronger. The idea also extends to teams, support, rules, and messages. Reinforced is the past participle of reinforce and can function as an adjective describing the strengthened result. Since reinforce ends with a silent e, only d is added in spelling. Its -ed ending is pronounced /t/ because it follows the voiceless /s/ sound.
例文
The door is made of reinforced steel.
そのドアは強化された鋼で作られています。
They used reinforced glass for the windows.
彼らは窓に強化ガラスを使いました。
The team received reinforced support during the busy season.
そのチームは繁忙期に強化された支援を受けました。
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reinforced の語源・成り立ち Etymology
re-（再び）+ in-（中に）+ force（力、ラテン語fortis「強い」）から成る。「再び力を中に入れる」→「補強する」の意。軍事用語として援軍を送る意味でも使われた。関連語：enforce（施行する）、fortress（要塞）。
Reinforced is the past participle of reinforce. The verb entered English through French forms built around the idea of strengthening, and its structure is historically associated with re- and force. Force ultimately derives from Latin fortis, meaning “strong.” Reinforce was used for supplying additional military strength and later broadened to strengthening objects, structures, arguments, behavior, and support. The adjectival form reinforced identifies something that has received such added strength or backing.
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