steeper
より急な
解説 Definition
steeper は steep（急な）の比較級で、「より急な」という意味です。坂や階段、傾斜などが別のものより大きい角度で上がったり下がったりする場合に使います。
Steeper is the comparative form of steep. It describes a slope, hill, road, staircase, or similar surface that rises or falls at a greater angle than another one, than expected, or than it did at an earlier point.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 steep「急な」に比較級 -er を付けた規則的な形で、発音は /ˈstiːpər/。than と組む steeper than ... は「…より急な」、becomes steeper は「さらに急になる」。坂や階段の角度を二つ比べ、より垂直に近い方を steeper と捉えると、単なる「高い」と区別できる。
Form steeper regularly by adding comparative -er to steep; pronounce it /ˈstiːpər/. Imagine comparing two hills: the one whose surface is closer to vertical is steeper, even if it is not the taller hill. This separates angle from height. Use the common pattern steeper than when the comparison is stated, as in steeper than the map suggested. In becomes steeper, the comparison is with an earlier section or condition. Remember that steeply is the adverb, while steepen is the verb meaning to become or make steeper.
例文
This hill is steeper than it looked on the map.
この丘は地図で見たよりも急です。
We chose a steeper path to reach the top faster.
私たちは頂上に早く着くために、より急な道を選びました。
The road becomes steeper after the old bridge.
その古い橋を過ぎると、道はさらに急になります。
steeper の類義語・関連語
steeper の語源・成り立ち Etymology
steeper は古英語 stēap「高く切り立った・急な」にさかのぼる steep に、比較級の -er が付いた形です。原義が「ぐっと立ち上がる」感じなので、「より急な」と理解できます。関連語は steeply, steepen です。
Steeper consists of steep plus the comparative suffix -er. Steep descends from Old English stēap, which described something high, towering, or sharply rising, and its modern sense focuses on a strong upward or downward slope. The suffix -er marks comparison between degrees of the quality. Thus, steeper means having a greater degree of steepness, without implying that the object is necessarily higher overall.
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