1.
to be influenced; to be affected; to be impacted
The passive form of 影響する, indicating that someone or something receives an influence or effect from an external cause. Used for both positive and negative influences.
天候に影響される。
It is affected by the weather.
子供は周りの環境に大きく影響される。
Children are greatly influenced by their surrounding environment.
彼の作品はフランス印象派に強く影響されていると言われている。
His works are said to be strongly influenced by French Impressionism.
The passive form of 影響する (to influence). While 影響を受ける is more common in formal writing, 影響される is widely used in both spoken and written Japanese. The agent of influence is marked with に.
USAGE:
The particle に marks the source of influence:
- Aに影響される = to be influenced by A
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 強く影響される: to be strongly influenced
- 大きく影響される: to be greatly affected
- 悪く影響される: to be negatively affected
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 影響を受ける: to receive an influence — slightly more formal; emphasizes the receiving
- 左右される: to be swayed — implies being controlled or determined by something
- 感化される: to be inspired/reformed — implies a moral or personal transformation