tired
うんざりした、飽きた
解説 Definition
tired of ... の形で、繰り返しや長引く状況に飽きたり嫌気が差したりした気持ちを表します。体の疲れではなく、我慢や関心がすり減って「もう十分だ」と感じる場面で使います。
If you are tired of something, you feel bored, annoyed, or impatient with it because it has continued too long or happened too often. This use is common when talking about repeated situations or behavior. It is different from tired meaning physically needing rest.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
体力が減る tired から、気持ちの余裕や興味が減る方向へ意味が広がった用法です。of の後には名詞や -ing が続き、tired of waiting「待つのにうんざり」、tired of excuses「言い訳に嫌気が差す」のように使います。bored は退屈さ、annoyed はいら立ち、fed up はより強い口語表現。長く続く同じことへの消耗感を意識すると定着します。
Learn this with the pattern `tired of ...`, such as `tired of waiting` or `tired of excuses`. Here, `tired` is not about sleep but about losing patience after too much of the same thing. It is close to `fed up`, and stronger than simply `bored`.
例文
She is tired of hearing the same excuses every time.
彼女は毎回同じ言い訳を聞かされることにうんざりしていた。
He grew tired of his routine job and decided to change careers.
彼は単調な仕事に飽きて、転職を決意した。
The students were tired of studying the same topic week after week.
生徒たちは毎週同じ話題を勉強することにうんざりしていた。
tired の類義語・関連語
tired の語源・成り立ち Etymology
tired は動詞 tire「疲れさせる」+ -ed で、その tire は古英語 tēorian「力が尽きる」にさかのぼるとされます。tireless や tiring は同根で、語の芯は『力が衰え、消耗していく』こと。だから tired は単なる眠さより、エネルギーが抜けた感じを強く表します。
"Tired" is built from the verb "tire" plus the ending "-ed." The verb is linked to Old English "tēorian," meaning to become weak or run out of strength. Over time, the word came to describe the state of having one’s energy used up. Related words include "tiring" and "tireless."
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