uniformed
制服を着た
解説 Definition
uniformed は uniform（制服を着せる、または統一する）の過去分詞形で、形容詞として「制服を着た」という意味です。警官、係員、兵士など、決まった制服を着ている人を説明するときによく使います。
Wearing an official or prescribed uniform, especially as a member of the police, military, security staff, or another recognizable organization. It is used before or after a noun to distinguish such people from those in ordinary clothes.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
uniform「制服」に -ed が付いた形容詞で、「制服を身に着けた」を表す。語末 /m/ が有声音なので -ed は /d/ と発音し、/ˈjuːnɪfɔːrmd/ となる。a uniformed guard、uniformed staff、uniformed officers が典型。服装が一様という抽象的意味より、警備員や警官が実際に規定の制服を着た場面を思い浮かべる。
See uniformed as uniform plus -ed: a uniformed person has a uniform on. The adjective often appears before occupational nouns, as in a uniformed guard, uniformed staff, or uniformed officers. Picture several workers wearing the same official clothing so that visitors can recognize their role. Since uniform ends in the voiced sound /m/, the -ed ending is pronounced /d/, not /t/. Compare uniformed with plainclothes: a uniformed police officer is visibly identified by official clothing, while a plainclothes officer wears ordinary clothes. This practical contrast fixes the intended meaning.
例文
A uniformed guard stood at the entrance.
制服を着た警備員が入口に立っていました。
The uniformed staff helped visitors find their seats.
制服を着たスタッフが来場者の席探しを手伝いました。
Several uniformed officers waited outside the station.
制服を着た数人の警官が駅の外で待っていました。
uniformed の類義語・関連語
uniformed の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語「uniformis」（uni-＝一つ＋forma＝形）に接尾辞-edが付いた形。「一つの形をした服を着た」が原義。関連語はunity（統一）、format（形式）。全員が同じ形＝制服という発想が見える。
Uniformed is formed from uniform and the suffix -ed, indicating that someone is provided or dressed with a uniform. Uniform ultimately comes from Latin uniformis, combining unus, “one,” with forma, “form or shape.” It first expressed sameness of form and later became the noun for standardized clothing worn by members of a group. The adjective uniformed therefore developed transparently to mean wearing that distinctive, standardized clothing.
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