weathered
風化した
解説 Definition
weathered は weather（風雨にさらす、風化する）の過去形・過去分詞からできた形容詞です。石や木、建物などが長い年月や天候の影響で古びたり、風化したりした状態を表します。
Weathered describes a material or object whose surface has been worn, faded, roughened, or otherwise changed through long exposure to wind, rain, sunlight, and other outdoor conditions. It is commonly used of stone, wood, buildings, boats, and signs.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
weathered は weather「風雨にさらす」に -ed を付けた過去分詞由来の形容詞で、-ed は /d/ と発音します。weathered stone、weathered wood のように、長年の雨風で表面がすり減り、色あせた物を思い浮かべましょう。単に old なのではなく、天候の影響が見える点が重要です。
Weathered comes from the verb weather plus -ed, and the ending is pronounced /d/. Picture an old stone wall or wooden boat that has stood outdoors through years of wind, rain, and sunlight. That visible exposure is the key: weathered does not merely mean old, because it suggests that outdoor conditions have changed the surface. Useful combinations include weathered stone, weathered wood, and a weathered sign. Compare worn, which can result from use or friction and does not specifically point to the effects of weather.
例文
A weathered stone wall stood beside the road.
風化した石垣が道のそばに立っていました。
The old boat had weathered wooden boards.
その古い船には風雨にさらされた木の板が使われていました。
We found weathered signs near the entrance to the farm.
農場の入口近くで、風化した標識を見つけました。
weathered の類義語・関連語
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weathered の語源・成り立ち Etymology
weathered は名詞 weather からできた語で、weather 自体は古英語 weder「天気・風雨」にさかのぼります。もとは「風雨にさらされた」で、そこから表面が傷み年季が入った感じへ広がり、「風化した」の意味になりました。関連語は weather, weathering。
Weathered is the past participle of the verb weather, used here as an adjective. Weather comes from Old English weder, referring to weather, air, or wind. The verb developed the sense of exposing something to atmospheric conditions, and its participle came to describe surfaces visibly altered by such exposure. The adjective retains this concrete connection to wind, rain, sunlight, and time outdoors.
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