snagged
引っかかった
解説 Definition
snagged は snag（引っかける、引っかかる）の過去形・過去分詞です。布や糸、計画などが何かに引っかかったり、妨げられたりした状態を表します。
Snagged is the past-tense and past-participle form of snag. It means that cloth, a line, or another object caught on a sharp or projecting surface, or that a process or plan encountered an unexpected obstacle and could not continue smoothly.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 snag「突起に引っかける／引っかかる」に -ed を付け、語末の g を重ねた過去形・過去分詞。発音は /snæɡd/ で末尾は「ドゥ」と母音を足さない。scarf snagged on the fence の物理的な引っかかりを核に、計画が障害で行き詰まる比喩用法へ広げて覚える。
Start with the base verb snag, meaning “catch on something projecting” or “meet an obstacle.” The final g is doubled before -ed, giving snagged, pronounced /snæɡd/ with one syllable. Imagine a scarf caught on a fence: it has snagged on the wire. Then transfer that physical picture to an abstract situation. If a project snagged because a file was missing, its progress was caught by an obstacle. The frequent pattern snagged on is especially useful for literal objects such as fabric, fishing lines, or clothing.
例文
Her scarf snagged on the fence.
彼女のスカーフがフェンスに引っかかりました。
The fishing line snagged on a rock.
釣り糸が岩に引っかかりました。
The project snagged when a key file was missing.
重要なファイルが見つからず、その計画は行き詰まりました。
snagged の類義語・関連語
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snagged の語源・成り立ち Etymology
snagged は snag（引っかける）の過去形で、語源は「突き出た切り株・障害物」を表す英語 snag にさかのぼり、北欧系語に通じるとされます。もともと物が枝や突起に引っかかる感覚から「思わぬ物を引っかける・つまずく」の意味が生まれ、関連語に snag, snagging があります。
Snagged is the regular past and past-participle form of snag, with the final g doubled before -ed because snag ends in a short stressed vowel followed by one consonant. The noun snag originally referred to a sharp projection, broken branch, or similar obstacle and is often connected with Scandinavian linguistic sources. The verb developed from the idea of catching something on such a projection, and its figurative use describes progress being stopped by an unforeseen difficulty.
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