targeted
ターゲットを絞った
解説 Definition
targeted は target（狙う、対象にする）の過去分詞からできた形容詞です。特定の人や目的に向けて、対象を絞ったものを表します。
Targeted describes an action, message, service, or program designed for a particular person, group, problem, or objective. It emphasizes that the intended recipient or purpose has been deliberately selected rather than treated broadly.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
targetedは動詞targetの過去分詞からできた形容詞で、語尾に-edを付けます。targetが/t/で終わるため-edは/ɪd/と発音され、全体は/ˈtɑːrɡɪtɪd/です。targeted ads、targeted help、targeted programのように、特定の客層・問題・目的へ「狙いを絞った」ものを表す組み合わせで覚えましょう。
Begin with the verb target, meaning to choose something as the object of an action, and add -ed to form targeted. Because target ends in /t/, the -ed ending is pronounced as an extra syllable /ɪd/: /ˈtɑːrɡɪtɪd/. Picture an arrow aimed at one marked target, then transfer that image to targeted ads, targeted support, or a targeted reading program. Each is designed for a selected audience or need. The adjective therefore contrasts with general or broad measures that are offered without such deliberate focus.
例文
The school started a targeted reading program.
その学校は対象を絞った読書プログラムを始めました。
We need targeted help for new students.
新入生向けに絞った支援が必要です。
The company used targeted ads for young customers.
その会社は若い客向けにターゲットを絞った広告を使いました。
targeted の類義語・関連語
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targeted の語源・成り立ち Etymology
target はフランス語 targette（小さな盾）の縮小形で、古フランス語 targe（盾）に由来。的射ちの盾が「標的」の意味に転じた。関連語にtarge（中世の丸盾）がある。-edは形容詞化接尾辞で、「標的を定めた→狙いを絞った」という意味になる。
Targeted is the past-participial adjective formed from target by adding -ed. Target came through French, with targette used as a diminutive related to Old French targe, a type of shield. A shield used as an object to aim at helped produce the noun sense “mark to be hit.” The word later became a verb meaning “select or aim at,” from which targeted developed the sense “directed toward a specifically chosen object or audience.”
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