simplified
簡略化された
解説 Definition
simplified は simplify（簡略化する）の過去分詞からできた形容詞で、簡略化されたという意味です。説明、手順、形式などが、より分かりやすく短くされた状態を表します。
Simplified describes something that has been made easier to understand, use, or complete by reducing its complexity or removing unnecessary details. It commonly modifies explanations, maps, procedures, forms, and versions of longer works.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
simplified は simplify の y を i に変えて -ed を付けた過去分詞形で、語末は母音の後なので /d/ と発音し、全体は /ˈsɪmplɪfaɪd/ です。形容詞では「簡略化された」。simplified map、version、form のように、情報を減らして理解・利用しやすくした物と結び付けましょう。
Connect simplified with the verb simplify. To form the past participle, change the final y to i and add -ed: simplify becomes simplified. Because the preceding sound is voiced, the -ed ending is pronounced /d/, giving /ˈsɪmplɪfaɪd/. As an adjective, it describes the result of making something less complex. Picture a simplified map with fewer details, a simplified form with fewer questions, or a simplified version of a difficult story. Do not confuse simplified with simplistic: simplistic often criticizes an explanation for being too simple and ignoring important complexity.
例文
The teacher gave us a simplified map.
先生は私たちに簡略化された地図をくれました。
This is a simplified version of the story.
これはその物語を簡略化した版です。
The form was simplified so more people could complete it.
より多くの人が記入できるように、その用紙は簡略化されました。
simplified の類義語・関連語
simplified の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 simplificare（simplex 単純な＋facere 作る）が語源。simplex は sim-（一つの）＋plex（折り）で「一重の」が原義。複雑なものを一重に折り畳むイメージ。関連語: simple（単純な）、complex（複雑な＝共に折り重なった）。
Simplified is the past participle of simplify, formed by changing final y to i and adding -ed. Simplify entered English through French simplifier and is based on Medieval Latin simplificare, combining simplex, “simple,” with facere, “make.” Latin simplex originally conveyed the idea of being single or not compounded. The participial adjective therefore describes something that has been made simpler, usually by reducing detail or complexity.
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