掃引された
解説 Definition
swept は sweep（掃く、掃き払う）の過去形・過去分詞です。「掃引された」「掃き払われた」という受け身で、ほうきや風などによって表面から取り除かれた状態を表します。
Swept is the past tense and past participle of “sweep.” In passive constructions, it describes dust, leaves, or other material that was removed from a surface with a brush, by wind, or by a similar force.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 sweep の過去形・過去分詞が swept です。語尾を単純に -ed にせず、母音が変わる不規則変化 sweep–swept–swept とまとめて覚えます。発音も /swiːp/ から /swept/ に変化します。be swept from/off ～ なら「～から掃き払われる」という受け身です。
Connect swept directly to the irregular pattern sweep–swept–swept. The long vowel in sweep /swiːp/ changes in swept /swept/, and the final consonants become /pt/; it is not formed as “sweeped.” Picture a floor after someone has used a broom, or leaves carried away by the wind. Common passive patterns make the meaning especially clear: a floor was swept, leaves were swept from a path, and sand was swept off the steps. The phrases from and off identify the surface or place from which something was removed.
例文
The floor was swept after lunch.
昼食のあと、床は掃かれました。
The leaves were swept from the path.
落ち葉は小道から掃き払われました。
Sand was swept off the steps by the wind.
砂は風で階段から掃き払われました。
swept の類義語・関連語
swept の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 swāpan（掃く・急に動く）に由来するsweepの過去形。ゲルマン祖語 *swaipan-（振り払う）が起源。関連語: sweep, swoop。ほうきで一気に「払いのける」動作が原義で、広範囲を素早く動く意味に拡大した。
Swept is the established past-tense and past-participle form of sweep, which developed from Old English swāpan, meaning “to sweep” or “move swiftly.” The verb belongs to a Germanic word group associated with swinging, sweeping, or forcefully moving something aside. Its earlier sense of a broad, rapid movement helps explain both cleaning with a broom and removal by wind or another moving force.
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