引き締まった
解説 Definition
「toned」は、筋肉が適度に鍛えられて引き締まった、健康的な体型を形容する言葉です。過度に筋肉質ではなく、すっきりと引き締まった状態を指します。また色彩や音楽の文脈では、色調や音色が整えられた、落ち着いた状態を表すこともあります。
Having firm, clearly shaped muscles and a lean, healthy appearance as a result of exercise. In descriptions of a body or body part, it usually suggests moderate muscular definition rather than unusually large muscles.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形toneに-edが付いた形で、綴りは語末のeと-edのeが重なってtoned、発音は/toʊnd/で-edは/d/。筋肉に適度な張りがあるイメージからa toned body、toned arms、toned and athleticと覚える。muscularほど筋肉量を強調せず、運動で輪郭が引き締まった状態を表す。
Toned comes from tone plus -ed. In spelling, the final e of tone is not doubled before the ending, producing toned; it is pronounced /toʊnd/, with the ending sounding /d/. Connect the physical sense with muscle tone, the natural firmness or tension of muscles. Learn common phrases such as a toned body, toned arms, and a toned and athletic physique. Unlike muscular, which can emphasize muscle size, toned usually presents a lean, firm outline developed through activities such as swimming, yoga, or regular exercise.
例文
After months of exercise, she had a toned and athletic physique.
数ヶ月の運動の末、彼女は引き締まったアスレチックな体型になった。
His toned arms were the result of years of swimming practice.
彼の引き締まった腕は、長年の水泳練習の成果だった。
The yoga instructor had a perfectly toned body from her daily practice.
ヨガインストラクターは毎日の練習から完璧に引き締まった体を持っていた。
toned の類義語・関連語
toned の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 tonus からラテン語 tonus(張り、緊張)、さらにギリシャ語 tonos(張ること)に遡る。tone(音色・調子)に形容詞化の -ed が付き「引き締まった」の意に。関連語:tone(調子)、tonic(強壮剤)。筋肉に張りがある状態を表す。
Toned is formed from the verb or noun tone with the adjectival or participial ending -ed. Tone entered English through French and Latin tonus, ultimately from Greek tonos, meaning tension, stretching, pitch, or tone. The underlying idea of tension helped tone develop a physiological sense referring to the firmness or normal tension of muscles. From that sense, toned came to describe a body whose muscles appear firm and well defined.
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