walled
壁に囲まれた
解説 Definition
壁に囲まれたとは、建物や都市、庭などが壁や塀で取り囲まれている状態を指す形容詞です。防衛や安全のために壁を設けた城郭都市や邸宅などを表す際によく使われます。比喩的に、閉鎖的または孤立した状態を表すこともあります。
Walled describes a city, garden, building, or other place that is enclosed or protected by walls. It can also describe something figuratively separated or made inaccessible, although it is especially common in physical phrases such as “a walled city” or “a walled garden.”
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
walled は名詞・動詞 wall に -ed を付けた形で、ここでは「壁で囲まれた」という形容詞です。語末が子音＋e の wall ではなく、wall にそのまま -ed を加え、発音は /wɔːld/ のように一音節です。walled city、walled garden、walled town のまとまりで、防御や隔離のため壁が巡る景観を思い浮かべます。
Build walled directly from wall plus -ed: something has been provided with a wall or enclosed by walls. In this adjectival use, it normally comes before a place noun, especially in the combinations walled city, walled town, and walled garden. Picture a continuous barrier surrounding the place for protection, privacy, or separation. The final -ed is pronounced /d/, so walled remains one syllable, approximately /wɔːld/, rather than gaining a separate “ed” syllable. The base word wall should always be your route back to the meaning.
例文
They strolled through the narrow streets of the walled city.
彼らは壁に囲まれた都市の狭い路地を散策した。
The walled garden was full of blooming roses in summer.
壁に囲まれた庭園は夏に満開のバラで溢れていた。
The ancient walled town is a popular tourist destination.
その古い城壁に囲まれた町は人気の観光地だ。
walled の類義語・関連語
walled の語源・成り立ち Etymology
walled は wall + -ed でできた形容詞です。wall は古英語 weall、さらにラテン語 vallum「柵・土塁・防壁」にさかのぼるので、walled には単なる仕切りより「防御の囲いで包まれた」感じが残ります。関連語は wall, walling。
Walled is formed in English from wall and the suffix -ed, indicating that something is furnished or enclosed with walls. Wall comes from Old English weall, borrowed from Latin vallum, which denoted a defensive rampart, palisade, or fortification. That history helps explain why walled frequently modifies cities and towns with defensive enclosures, although modern usage also covers gardens, compounds, and figurative barriers.
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