suspected
疑わしい
解説 Definition
suspected は suspect（疑う）の過去形・過去分詞です。形容詞的に使うと、何かに関わっている、または問題があると疑われているという意味になります。
Believed, without complete proof, to be involved in something, responsible for something, or the possible source of a problem. It can also be the past tense or past participle of the verb suspect.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 suspect「疑う」に -ed を付けた過去形・過去分詞で、語末が /t/ なので -ed は /ɪd/ と発音する。a suspected cause や a suspected error は、まだ確認済みではないが原因・誤りかもしれないと考えられているものを指す。confirmed「確認された」と対比し、証拠が十分でない段階を思い浮かべる。
Suspected comes from suspect plus -ed. Because suspect ends in the /t/ sound, the ending is pronounced /ɪd/: /səˈspektɪd/. Link it to phrases such as a suspected cause, a suspected error, or a suspected thief. In each case, there is a reason for doubt or belief, but the matter has not yet been proved. Picture an investigator marking one possibility for further checking. Contrast suspected with confirmed: suspected belongs to the stage of uncertainty, while confirmed means that evidence has established the fact.
例文
The suspected error was in the first page.
疑わしい誤りは最初のページにありました。
They checked the suspected problem again.
彼らは疑わしい問題をもう一度確認しました。
The doctor looked at the suspected cause of the pain.
医師は痛みの疑わしい原因を調べました。
suspected の類義語・関連語
suspected の語源・成り立ち Etymology
suspected は suspect の過去分詞形で、ラテン語 suspicere「下から見る・うかがう」に由来します。sub-「下」+ specere「見る」から成り、相手を油断なく見張る感覚が「疑う」へ発展し、そこから「疑われた・疑わしい」の意味が生まれました。関連語は suspect, inspect です。
Suspected is the past tense and past participle of suspect. Suspect ultimately comes from Latin suspicere, composed of sub-, “from below,” and specere, “to look.” Its literal sense was associated with looking up at or observing something closely, and it developed meanings involving mistrust and suspicion. The English -ed ending marks the past form or a resulting state of being regarded with suspicion.
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