snapped
スナップされた
解説 Definition
snapped は snap（ぱちんと折れる、写真をすばやく撮る）の過去形・過去分詞です。ここでは写真などがすばやく撮られた、またはスナップされたという意味で使われます。
The past-tense and past-participle form of snap, here meaning that a photograph was taken quickly, often informally or at a particular moment rather than through a carefully arranged session.
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原形 snap の過去形・過去分詞。短母音の後の語末子音 p を重ねて -ed を付け、snapped となり、-ed は /t/ と発音する。ここでは snap a photo「写真をさっと撮る」の受け身 was snapped を覚える。posed portrait のような入念な撮影より、シャッターを切って瞬間を素早く捉えた感じがある。
Snapped is the past-tense and past-participle form of snap. Because snap has a short stressed vowel followed by one final consonant, double the p before adding -ed: snap becomes snapped. The ending is pronounced /t/, not /ɪd/. In this sense, connect it with snap a photo and the passive pattern “The photo was snapped in the park.” Imagine a photographer pressing the shutter quickly to catch a moment. Compared with a carefully posed portrait, a snapped picture often sounds quick, immediate, and relatively informal.
例文
The photo was snapped in the park.
その写真は公園でスナップされました。
A picture of the team was snapped after the game.
試合後にチームの写真がスナップされました。
The scene was snapped by a local photographer.
その場面は地元の写真家によってスナップされました。
snapped の類義語・関連語
snapped の語源・成り立ち Etymology
中期オランダ語・低地ドイツ語 snappen（噛みつく、素早くつかむ）が語源。「パチンと音を立てて折れる・つかむ」が原義。関連語：snap（パチンと鳴る）、snatch（ひったくる）。瞬間的で鋭い動作を表す擬音的な語。
Snapped is formed from snap plus the past suffix -ed, with the final p doubled according to English spelling rules. Snap is probably related to Middle Dutch or Low German snappen, used for quick biting or seizing actions. Its abrupt sound and early meanings encouraged uses involving sudden breaking, closing, or movement. The photographic sense developed from the idea of acting quickly: to snap a picture is to capture it with a rapid press of the camera shutter.
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