seasoned
味付けされた
解説 Definition
seasonedは「味付けされた」「香辛料で調理された」を意味する形容詞で、食材に塩、胡椒、スパイスなどの調味料が加えられた状態を指します。また比喩的に「経験豊富な」「熟練した」という意味でも頻繁に使われ、長年の経験を通じて鍛えられた人物を表します。
Seasoned describes food to which salt, herbs, spices, or other flavorings have been added. It can also describe wood prepared by drying or a person made highly skilled and reliable through long experience.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 season に -ed が付いた形で、動詞では「味付けする・乾燥させる」、形容詞ではその結果を表します。seasoned chicken は「味付けされた鶏肉」、seasoned wood は「乾燥させた木材」。長い時間を経て人が鍛えられる連想から、a seasoned negotiator のように「経験豊富な」にも広がります。語尾は通常 /d/ と発音します。
Connect seasoned directly with the verb season. When food is seasoned, flavorings have been added; when wood is seasoned, time and drying have prepared it for use. The same idea of becoming ready over time explains the figurative meaning in a seasoned negotiator or seasoned professional: years of experience have prepared and strengthened the person. Learn it through three typical combinations—seasoned chicken, seasoned wood, and seasoned expert. The ending is the regular -ed form of season and is normally pronounced /d/.
例文
The chef prepared a perfectly seasoned grilled chicken with herbs and spices.
シェフはハーブとスパイスで完璧に味付けされたグリルチキンを準備しました。
She is a seasoned negotiator with over 20 years of experience in international trade.
彼女は国際貿易において20年以上の経験を持つ熟練した交渉者です。
The seasoned wood burns more efficiently than freshly cut timber.
乾燥させた木材は新鮮に切った木材よりも効率よく燃えます。
seasoned の類義語・関連語
seasoned の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 satio（種まき）から古フランス語 seson を経て英語 season に。原義は「種まきの時期」で、転じて「時を経て熟成させる」→「味付けする・経験を積んだ」の意味に。関連語: seasonal（季節の）、seasoning（調味料）。
Seasoned is the past participle and participial adjective of season. Season came through Old French seson from Latin satio, referring to sowing and, later, an appropriate time or period. The verb developed senses connected with bringing something to a suitable condition, including adding flavor, drying timber, and preparing someone through experience. The adjective therefore describes something or someone made ready by seasoning, time, or practice.
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