undefeated
無敗
解説 Definition
試合や戦争、競争などで一度も負けたことがない状態のことです。常に勝利を続けている人や団体を表します。
If a person or team is undefeated, they have not lost any games or competitions. It is most often used in sports, but it can also describe records in other kinds of contests. It focuses on having no losses, though there may still be draws or ties.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず defeat「打ち負かす」を知っていれば、un- が付いて「負かされていない」と自然に読めます。形は un + defeated で、そのまま「敗北の経験がない」。特に sports team, champion, season などと結びつけて覚えると定着しやすく、an undefeated team / remain undefeated が頻出です。似た語 invincible は「理論上も勝てないほど強い」響きですが、undefeated はあくまで「今のところ一度も負けていない」という事実を表します。
If you know `defeat`, then `undefeated` is easy: `un-` plus `defeated` means "not defeated." This word is common in sports, especially in phrases like `an undefeated team` or `remain undefeated`. Compare it with `invincible`, which sounds stronger and more absolute.
例文
The undefeated team won the championship.
無敗のチームがチャンピオンシップを獲得しました。
He remained undefeated throughout his boxing career.
彼はボクシングキャリアを通じて無敗でした。
The undefeated record came to an end after ten years.
無敗の記録は10年後に終わりました。
undefeated の類義語・関連語
undefeated の語源・成り立ち Etymology
undefeated は un-「〜でない」+ defeated から成る語。defeated は古フランス語 desfaire、さらにラテン語 dis-「離して」+ facere「なす」に由来し、相手を打ち崩す感覚をもつ。だから undefeated は「打ち負かされていない」=「無敗」で、関連語は defeat, fact。
Undefeated is built from un- "not" and defeated. Defeated comes from defeat, which came through Old French from Latin elements meaning "undo" or "unmake," from dis- "apart" and facere "to make, do." The sense developed from breaking or undoing an opponent to beating them in conflict. So undefeated means "not beaten." Related words include defeat and fact.
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