transpired
起こった
解説 Definition
transpired は transpire（起こる、発生する）の過去形・過去分詞です。やや改まった語で、出来事が実際に起こったことを説明するときに使われます。
Transpired is the past or past-participle form of transpire, meaning that events occurred or took place, especially in a formal account of what happened. It can also suggest that previously unknown information became known.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
transpired は transpire の過去形・過去分詞で、語末 e を残して -d を加え、-ed は /d/ と発音します。やや改まった文章で what transpired や events that transpired の形を取り、「実際に起こった・明らかになった出来事」を振り返る語として覚えます。
Transpired is formed from transpire by adding -d, since the base already ends in silent e; the ending is pronounced /d/. In formal reports and narratives, it often means “happened” or “took place.” Learn the common patterns what transpired, events transpired during the meeting, and problems that transpired during the test. The word historically carried ideas of passing out like vapor and later of information becoming known, which helps connect a hidden matter emerging into view with an account of what actually happened.
例文
Several important events transpired during the meeting.
会議中にいくつかの重要な出来事が起こりました。
What transpired after lunch changed the schedule.
昼食後に起こったことで予定が変わりました。
The report describes the problems that transpired during the test.
その報告書は、試験中に起こった問題を説明しています。
transpired の類義語・関連語
transpired の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語のtrans-（横切って）＋spirare（呼吸する）に由来し、本来は「蒸発する」を意味しました。隠れた事実が外に「息のように漏れ出す」イメージから、「出来事が表面化して起こる」と派生しました。同じ語根のinspireやexpireも併せると納得できます。
Transpire comes through French and Latin roots: Latin trans- means “across” or “through,” and spirare means “to breathe.” The verb first referred to vapor or moisture passing out through a surface. It later developed the sense of information becoming known and, subsequently, the formal sense “to occur or happen.” Transpired is its regular past and past-participle form, created by adding -d to the final-e spelling.
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