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解説 Definition
repossessed は repossess(差し押さえる、取り戻す)の過去形・過去分詞で、形容詞としては押収された、差し押さえられたという意味です。主にローンや支払いの不履行によって、車や家などが金融機関や所有者に取り戻された状態を表します。
Repossessed describes property, especially a car or home bought with borrowed money, that has been taken back by a lender or owner because the required payments were not made.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 repossess は re-「取り戻して」+ possess「所有する」で、ローン不履行などを理由に銀行や元の所有者が車・家を回収すること。repossessed は -ed を付けた過去分詞で、この語では語尾を /t/ と発音します。「中古」一般ではなく、「支払い不履行で差し押さえられた車」のような法的・金融的背景を意識しましょう。
Break repossessed into re- and possessed: something once placed in a buyer’s possession has been taken back into the lender’s possession. It is the past participle of repossess, formed by adding -ed; because the base ends in an /s/ sound, the ending is pronounced /t/. Associate it with loans and missed payments rather than with ordinary confiscation. Common combinations include a repossessed car, repossessed home, and repossessed vehicle, often followed by details about a bank, dealer, or auction.
例文
The repossessed car was sold at auction.
差し押さえられた車はオークションで売られました。
They moved out after the house was repossessed by the bank.
家が銀行に差し押さえられた後、彼らは退去しました。
The dealer keeps repossessed vehicles in a separate lot.
その販売業者は差し押さえられた車両を別の敷地に保管しています。
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repossessed の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語possidēre(占有する)にre-(再び)を加えたrepossessの過去分詞形。possidēreはpotis(力ある)+sedēre(座る)で「力をもって座る=所有する」が原義。返済不能時に所有権を取り戻すことを指す。関連語: possess(所有する)、possession(所有物)。
Repossessed is the past participle of repossess, an English formation combining re- “back or again” with possess. Possess came through French from Latin possidēre, “to possess or occupy,” traditionally associated with potis, “able or powerful,” and sedēre, “to sit.” In modern financial use, repossess means that a lender or owner takes property back after the borrower fails to meet payment obligations.
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