subdued
抑制された
解説 Definition
subdued は subdue（抑える、鎮める）の過去形・過去分詞からできた形容詞で、抑制された、控えめなという意味です。声や色、雰囲気、感情などが強く出すぎない状態を表すときによく使われます。
Subdued describes a sound, color, light, mood, or person whose intensity, brightness, energy, or emotion is restrained or reduced. It can also be the past-participle form of subdue, meaning brought under control.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
subdued は subdue「抑える・鎮める」に -d を付けた過去形・過去分詞で、形容詞では「強さを抑えた、控えめな」。発音は /səbˈdjuːd/（米では /səbˈduːd/ も一般的）で -ed は /d/ です。subdued voice、subdued lighting、subdued mood をひとまとまりで覚え、quiet より「本来の強さが抑えられている」含みを捉えましょう。
Subdued is the past form and past participle of subdue, formed by adding -d because the base already ends in e. The ending is pronounced /d/. As an adjective, it suggests that something’s normal strength has been lowered or held under control. Learn it through frequent combinations: a subdued voice is quiet and restrained, subdued lighting is soft rather than bright, and a subdued mood lacks its usual energy. This makes it more specific than quiet: quiet mainly concerns sound, while subdued can describe sound, color, light, behavior, emotion, or an entire atmosphere.
例文
Her voice was subdued during the meeting.
会議中、彼女の声は控えめでした。
The room had subdued lighting and quiet music.
その部屋は照明が控えめで、静かな音楽が流れていました。
After the announcement, the crowd became subdued.
発表の後、群衆は落ち着いた雰囲気になりました。
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subdued の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古フランス語 soduire（誘い出す）を経てラテン語 subducere（下から引く）に由来。sub-（下に）+ ducere（導く）の構成で、「力を下に引き抑える」意味に発展した。同根語に deduce（推論する）、produce（生産する）がある。
Subdued comes from subdue plus the past-participle ending -d. Subdue entered English through Old French forms historically related to Latin subducere, built from sub-, “under or away,” and ducere, “to lead.” Its meanings changed considerably in French and English, eventually centering on conquest, control, and reduction of force or intensity. From the verbal sense “bring under control,” the participle subdued developed its common adjectival uses for restrained voices, muted colors, soft lighting, and quiet moods.
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