stalked
ストーキングされた
解説 Definition
stalked は stalk（つきまとう、忍び寄る）の過去形・過去分詞で、形容詞としてはストーキングされたという意味です。人がしつこく追跡されたり監視されたりした状態を表す、深刻な文脈で使われる語です。
Stalked describes a person who has been repeatedly and unwantedly followed, watched, contacted, or monitored in a way that causes fear or distress. It is the past participle of stalk and often appears after be or before a noun.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 stalk「ひそかに追う、つきまとう」に規則変化の -ed を付けた過去形・過去分詞で、発音は /stɔːkt/ と語尾が /t/ になります。形容詞では「つきまとわれた状態」。be stalked online や a stalked victim のような深刻な被害の文脈で覚えます。
Start with the verb stalk, meaning to follow or watch someone secretly and persistently, then add the regular past-participle ending -ed. Because stalk ends in the voiceless sound /k/, the ending is pronounced /t/, giving /stɔːkt/. As an adjective, stalked describes the target of this unwanted behavior: someone may be stalked online, stalked for weeks, or described as a stalked victim. Keep its serious sense distinct from simply followed; stalking normally suggests repeated intrusion, fear, or danger rather than an ordinary person walking behind someone.
例文
She reported that she had been stalked for weeks.
彼女は何週間もストーキングされていたと届け出ました。
The stalked student asked the school for help.
ストーキングされた学生は学校に助けを求めました。
He felt unsafe after being stalked online.
彼はネット上でストーキングされてから不安を感じました。
stalked の類義語・関連語
stalked の語源・成り立ち Etymology
stalked は stalk の過去分詞形。古英語 -stealcian「忍び足で近づく」に由来し、印欧祖語の語根 stel-「盗む・ひそかに動く」と結び付けられます。もとは獲物にそっと迫る語なので、現代の「つきまとわれた」も『ひそかに追われる』感覚で理解できます。関連語は stealth, stalker。
Stalked is the regular past tense and past participle of stalk. The relevant verb developed from an older sense of moving cautiously or stealthily, especially when approaching prey. It is associated with Old English forms referring to stealthy movement and has traditionally been connected with a root meaning to move secretly. The modern sense of persistently following or monitoring a person arose from the image of a hunter quietly pursuing a target.
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