retained
保持された
解説 Definition
retained は retain（保持する、保つ）の過去形・過去分詞で、形容詞としては保持されたという意味です。情報、権利、記録、特徴などが残された状態を表すときに使います。
Retained describes information, rights, features, records, or other things that have been kept, continued, or not removed or lost. It emphasizes their remaining in possession, use, or existence.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
retained は retain の過去形・過去分詞で、規則的に -ed を付け、末尾は /d/ と発音します。形容詞では、捨てたり失ったりせず「保持された」結果を示します。retained data、retained records、retained rights のように、保存期間後も残す情報・記録・権利との組み合わせで覚えましょう。
Retained is the regular past tense and past participle of retain, with -ed pronounced /d/. The useful mental picture is holding something back instead of letting it disappear, be discarded, or be removed. As an adjective, it describes the result of that choice: retained data is data still kept, retained rights are rights still possessed, and a retained feature remains in a design. Compare it with preserved: preserved often emphasizes protection from decay or damage, whereas retained emphasizes continued possession, inclusion, or existence. Learn the common combinations retained records, retained information, and retained earnings.
例文
The retained records are stored in a safe place.
保持された記録は安全な場所に保管されています。
Only the retained data will be used for the report.
保持されたデータだけが報告書に使われます。
The retained design still looks simple and clear.
保持されたデザインは今でもシンプルで分かりやすく見えます。
retained の類義語・関連語
類義語
retained の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 retinēre（re-「後ろに」+ tenēre「保持する」）から古フランス語 retenir を経て英語に。「引き留めて持ち続ける」が原義。関連語: retain（保持する）、tenant（借主＝土地を保持する人）。tenēre の語根は contain や maintain にも共通する。
Retained is formed from retain plus the regular past-participle ending -ed. Retain entered English through Old French retenir from Latin retinēre, meaning “to hold back or keep.” The Latin verb combines re-, conveying “back,” with tenēre, “to hold.” This holding sense also appears in relatives built from the same Latin root, including contain and maintain. Retained therefore describes something held and kept rather than released, removed, or lost.
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