brother

意味: 兄弟

例文: Lena traded snacks with her brother—under protest.
    レナは兄弟と渋々おやつを交換した。

定義: 誰かと親を同じくする男性

コロケーション:

brotherは8,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

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Definitions(定義)

Noun: a male with the same parents as someone else
Noun: a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group)
Noun: a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
Noun: used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement
Noun: (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun

Examples(例文)

Noun: my brother still lives with our parents
Noun: none of his brothers would betray him
Noun: Greetings, comrade!
Noun: a Benedictine Brother

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): Brother, blood brother, brother, buddy, chum, comrade, crony, pal, sidekick

Antonyms(反意語): sister

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): friend, male sibling, member, monk

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): alter ego, amigo, areopagite, best friend, board member, brother, buddy, cabalist, carthusian, charter member, clansman, club member, commissioner, committee member, companion, confidant, conservative, council member, fellow, flatmate, girlfriend, homeboy, homegirl, huddler, inductee, joiner, kibbutznik, kolkhoznik, light, mate, pledge, roommate, rosicrucian, rotarian, schoolfriend, sister, sodalist, trappist, tribesman

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): big brother, cobber, freemason, little brother, stepbrother

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: brotherhood, brotherly, chummy, pal

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: online

Grammatical Notes:

countable noun

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞): er

Exam Level

中学レベル

英検5級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Atomic Habits, Diary of a Wimpy Kid 1

Movies(映画): Big Hero 6, Finding Nemo, Frozen, The Bad Guys, Zootopia

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) Yes

Emotion Categories: positive, trust

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