stuffed
ぬいぐるみ
解説 Definition
stuffed は stuff（詰める）の過去形・過去分詞です。形容詞では「中に綿などを詰めた」という意味で、stuffed animal や stuffed toy は「ぬいぐるみ」を表します。
Filled with soft material such as cotton or fiber. In expressions such as “stuffed animal,” “stuffed bear,” and “stuffed toy,” it describes a soft toy made to look like an animal.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
stuff「詰める」に-edを付けた過去形・過去分詞で、形容詞では「中身を詰めた」。語末のfが無声音なので-edは/t/と発音し、全体は「スタフト」に近い。stuffed animal、stuffed bear、stuffed toyをひとかたまりで覚えると、「料理の詰め物」ではなく「ぬいぐるみ」の場面に結びつく。
Connect stuffed directly with the verb stuff, meaning “to fill something tightly with material.” It is the past participle of stuff and also works as an adjective. Because stuff ends in the voiceless sound /f/, the -ed ending is pronounced /t/, giving /stʌft/. Learn the common chunks stuffed animal, stuffed bear, and stuffed toy. In these expressions, the object is literally filled with soft material, which explains why it is a cuddly toy rather than a real animal.
例文
She sleeps with a stuffed bear.
彼女はクマのぬいぐるみと一緒に寝ます。
The baby held a small stuffed rabbit.
赤ちゃんは小さなウサギのぬいぐるみを持っていました。
I gave my nephew a stuffed dog.
私はおいに犬のぬいぐるみをあげました。
stuffed の類義語・関連語
stuffed の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古フランス語 estoffer（詰める・備える）が語源で、素材を意味する estoffe に由来する。stuff（素材・詰め物）と同根。stuffed animal で「中身を詰めた動物」→「ぬいぐるみ」となった。関連語：stuff（素材）、stuffing（詰め物・料理の具材）。
Stuff entered English through Old French estoffe and related forms referring to material, equipment, or supplies. The verb developed the sense “to fill with material.” Stuffed is formed regularly from stuff plus -ed and serves as both its past form and past participle. The expression stuffed animal refers literally to an animal-shaped object filled with soft material such as cotton or fiber.
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