voice-actとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Back-formation from voice acting or voice actor.

動詞

voice-act (third-person singular simple present voice-acts, present participle voice-acting, simple past and past participle voice-acted)

1. (intransitive) To act as a voice actor; to provide one’s voice.
   • 2024 June 6, Inga Parkel, “JoJo Siwa takes on dramatic role in new horror movie premiering at Tribeca Film Festival”, in The Independent‎, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 6 June 2024:

     She has also voice-acted in several children’s movies and cartoons, including Kung Fu Sock, The Fruitties Are Back and The Angry Birds Movie 2.

   • 2025 March 12, Heidi Parker, “Dave Mallow dead at 76: Power Rangers star passes away 'while in hospice care'”, in Daily Mail‎, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 March 2025:

     The star also voice-acted in many video games, such as World of Warcraft: Legion, Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition and Diablo III.

   • 2020 March 9, Tre'vell Anderson, “How Shakina Nayfack used her voice to reclaim trans representation in animation”, in Los Angeles Times‎, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 March 2020:

     Having never voice-acted in this manner before, she said the experience was “incredible,” even though she was “way out of [her] comfort zone.”

2. (transitive) To provide one’s voice for (something).
   • 2010 May 13, TIME Staff, quoting Lev Grossman, “The Comic Book Club: The Return of Bruce Wayne”, in Time‎, New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 5 December 2025:

     You’re never far away from a cliche when you’re dealing with cavemen, and though Morrison labors mightily I got some unintentional laughs out of some of the LET US CALL HIM MAN OF BATS! dialogue. (It didn’t help that I voice-acted it internally in the style of Ringo Starr in CAVEMAN. But still.)

   • 2016 February 19, Morgan Freeman, quotee, “Sanders and Clinton hold final rallies ahead of Nevada primary – as it happened”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 5 December 2025:

     I’m Morgan Freeman and I voice-acted this message.

   • 2024 April 15, Rollo Romig, “A Video Game Made Out of Brick, Clay and Tenacity”, in The New York Times‎, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 April 2024:

     The game, including the telenovela, is fully voice-acted by a large cast of actors.