snatched
ひったくられた
解説 Definition
ひったくられた（snatched）とは、何かが素早く乱暴に奪い取られた状態を表す形容詞または動詞「snatch」の過去形・過去分詞である。物理的な窃盗だけでなく、比喩的に機会や勝利などが急に奪われる場面でも用いられる。
Taken suddenly and quickly, often by force or without permission. As the past tense or past participle of snatch, it can also describe an abrupt seizure of an opportunity, victory, or other nonphysical thing.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 snatch「素早く乱暴につかみ取る」に規則的な -ed が付き、語末 /tʃ/ の後なので /snætʃt/ と発音する。a bag was snatched は物がひったくられた状態、victory was snatched away は勝利が突然奪われた状況。速さと不意打ちが grab との違い。
Start with snatch, meaning to seize something in a sudden, quick movement. Snatched is its regular past-tense and past-participle form: -ed is added, but after the /tʃ/ sound it is pronounced /t/, giving /snætʃt/. Imagine a thief suddenly taking a bag before its owner can react. The same image works figuratively when victory is snatched away at the last minute. Compared with grabbed, snatched more strongly suggests speed, surprise, and often force or lack of permission. Remember the patterns “was snatched by” and “snatched from.”
例文
Her handbag was snatched by a thief while she was waiting at the bus stop.
バス停で待っていた彼女のハンドバッグが泥棒にひったくられた。
Victory was snatched from them at the last minute when the opponent scored a decisive goal.
相手が決定的なゴールを決めた瞬間、彼らから勝利がひったくられた。
The eagle snatched the fish from the water with remarkable speed and precision.
ワシは驚くべき速さと正確さで水中から魚をひったくった。
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snatched の語源・成り立ち Etymology
中英語 snacchen（素早くつかむ）が語源で、古ノルド語 snaka（嗅ぎ回る）とも関連する。素早く不意に奪い取る動作を表し、その過去分詞形が形容詞化。関連語：snatch（ひったくる）、snap（パチンとつかむ）。瞬間的な動作のニュアンスが共通している。
Snatched is formed from snatch with the regular past-tense and past-participle ending -ed. Snatch entered English in the Middle English period in forms such as snacchen and referred to making a sudden grasp or bite. Its deeper history is not entirely certain, so the safest connection is its long-standing association with abrupt, rapid seizure. The participle snatched consequently describes something taken in that manner, either literally or figuratively.
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