keyed
意味
- キーのある,有鍵(ゆうけん)の
例文
I was keyed up over her impending operation.
私は彼女の間近に近付いた手術のことで緊張していた。
The factory is keyed to produce men's wear.
工場は紳士服をもっぱら生産している。
The performance was low-keyed.
そのパフォーマンスは冴えないものでしたよ。
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
* (praiseworthy and admirable): Coined by Soyjak.party users upset at the widened usage of based (“praiseworthy and admirable, particularly in a perceived countercultural sense”) outside of their community. Most likely simply from the verb key; in slang perhaps connected to the "securing" action of a lock and key (compare e.g. scored).