vegetated
植生した
解説 Definition
植生に覆われた、または植物が生い茂った状態。草木が密生しているような景観を示す。
Vegetated means covered with plants, grass, trees, or other vegetation. It is often used to describe land, slopes, roofs, or areas that have plant growth on them. In technical or environmental contexts, it can suggest that an area has become green or naturally planted.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
vegetation（植生）を知っていると、その形容詞版が vegetated と捉えやすい。vegetable と同じ veget- を見たら「植物のある感じ」をまず連想する。意味は単に planted「植えた」より広く、草木に覆われている景観に使うことが多い。a vegetated slope / area のように土地・斜面・屋根と相性がよく、wooded は木が多い、forested は森林レベル、vegetated は草木全般に覆われた感じ。
Link it to `vegetation` and the `veget-` part you may know from `vegetable`. That root gives the image of plant life. `Vegetated` is often used for land, slopes, or roofs, so think of an area covered with plants rather than simply planted by someone.
例文
The vegetated hillside was beautiful in springtime.
植生に覆われた丘陵は春に美しかった。
The marsh became heavily vegetated over time.
湿地帯は時間とともに植生に覆われるようになった。
Vegetated rooftops help reduce urban heat.
植生の屋上は都市熱を低減するのに役立つ。
vegetated の類義語・関連語
vegetated の語源・成り立ち Etymology
vegetated はラテン語 vegetare「活気づける・育てる」に由来する語群の一語で、語幹 veget- に -ated が付いた形です。vegetable や vegetation も同根で、「植物に覆われて生気を帯びた状態」と考えると意味がつかみやすくなります。
Vegetated belongs to a word family from Latin vegetare, meaning "to enliven" or "to make grow." It shares the root veget- with vegetation and vegetable. The sense developed toward being covered with plant growth, with the older idea of life and growth still behind it.
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