instrument

/ˈɪnstrəmənt/

意味: 楽器、道具

例文: Fluffin played an invisible wind instrument.
　　  フラッフィンは見えない管楽器を演奏した。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: musical instrument(楽器), surgical instrument(手術器具), measuring instrument(計測器)

定義: 物を作ったり、何かをするために使う道具や器具のことです。音楽を演奏するための楽器や、手術で使う器具、何かを測るための計測器など、さまざまな種類があります。

instrumentは約50,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

口語性、形式性、抽象度、感情度

水平グラフ: 会話での使われやすさ、フォーマル度、抽象度（具体・概念）、感情度を示します。数値が高いほど、その特徴が強いことを表します。

感情分析

レーダーチャート: 怒り、期待、嫌悪、恐れ、喜び、悲しみ、驚き、信頼、ポジティブ、ネガティブの強さを示します。

　年代別単語頻度グラフ

このグラフは、1900年からの単語出現頻度の推移を示しています。値は ×10⁻⁸ スケールで表示されています。

　

Definitions(定義)

Noun: a device that requires skill for proper use
Noun: the means whereby some act is accomplished
Noun: a person used by another to gain an end
Noun: (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
Noun: the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process
Noun: any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
Verb: equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling
Verb: write an instrumental score for
Verb: address a legal document to

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

感情分析に使用された例文：

She plays a new instrument every year.(彼女は毎年新しい楽器を演奏します。)
The instrument needs careful tuning before the concert.(コンサート前に楽器の調律が必要です。)
This instrument produces a unique, soothing sound.(この楽器は独特で心地よい音を出します。)

 

Word Netから抽出した例文：

Noun: my greed was the instrument of my destruction
Noun: science has given us new tools to fight disease

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): cat’s-paw, instrument, instrumental role, instrumentate, legal document, legal instrument, musical instrument, official document, pawn, tool

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): address, assistant, compose, device, document, equip, means, semantic role

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): accomplice, accouter, acoustic device, adapter, affected role, afterburner, agentive role, agglomerator, aide, airfoil, alarm, appliance, applicator, appoint, armor, arrange, aspergill, attendant, autopilot, bait, ballot, bat boy, benefactive role, billiard marker, bird feeder, blower, bootjack, breathalyzer, breathing device, brevet, bubbler, buffer, capitulation, catapult, certificate, charger, charter, clip-on, coadjutor, collar, comb, comforter, commercial document, commission, conductor, confession, contraceptive, converter, copyright, corer, corrective, counterpoint, crusher, cryptograph, cutoff, dampener, damper, deflector, dental appliance, dental assistant, depressor, deputy, desperate measure, detector, diestock, dint, dresser, drive, drop forge, elastic device, electrical device, electronic device, enclosure, energizer, escape, event planner, exercise device, expedient, explosive device, facilitator, fan, fast track, filter, fin, fire extinguisher, flare, flower girl, form, fumigator, fuse, gas fixture, girl friday, groover, guard, harmonize, hatchet man, heat exchanger, heater, holding device, horn, horseshoe, hydrofoil, imprint, indicator, instrument, instrumental role, interlock, interrupter, invest, jig, key, keyboard, kinetoscope, kit out, knocker, labor coach, legal document, lift, lifting device, lighter, locative role, machine, magnet, mannequin, mechanism, mechanize, melodize, memory device, misdirect, model, motorize, musical instrument, muzzle, nest egg, noisemaker, open sesame, optical device, override, paper feed, papyrus, paraprofessional, patent, peeler, pick, platform, powder monkey, power takeoff, prod, prompter, pull, re-address, re-equip, recipient role, refit, reflector, release, remote control, report, reset, resignation, resolution, restraint, resultant role, rig, right-hand man, road, router, runner, salvation, score, scratcher, secretary, set to music, shaft, shoehorn, shoetree, shooting stick, shredder, sidesman, signaling device, snowshoe, sounder, source, source of illumination, spar, specification, spur, stabilizer, stave, stemmer, stepping stone, stock, straightener, strengthener, stylus, subordinate, suction cup, support, sweatbox, synchroflash, take-up, teaser, temporal role, throwing stick, tilter, tongs, tooth, toy, trap, trigger, turn out, underboss, valve, vaporizer, ventilator, voice, voucher, washboard, water boy, water cooler, whipper-in, wings, wire

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): acquittance, act, affidavit, analyzer, arraignment, articles of incorporation, assignment, barrel organ, bass, bill, brief, calliope, cautery, conveyance, debenture, deed, derivative instrument, drafting instrument, electronic instrument, engine, extractor, impeachment, indictment, instrument of execution, instrument of punishment, jew’s harp, keyboard instrument, law, letters of administration, letters testamentary, license, living will, mandate, manifest, measuring instrument, medical instrument, music box, navigational instrument, negotiable instrument, opinion, optical instrument, passport, patent, percussion instrument, plotter, power of attorney, scientific instrument, security, ship’s papers, sonograph, stringed instrument, surveying instrument, tax return, tracer, trust deed, weapon, whip, will, wind instrument, working papers, writ, written agreement

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: instrument, instrumental, instrumentalist, instrumentate, instrumentation

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: law, technology

Usage Category: formal

Usage Context: business, descriptive

Grammatical Notes:

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞): in

Suffixes(接尾辞): ment

Exam Level

高校レベル

英検2級

TOEIC800

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Atomic Habits, Diary of a Wimpy Kid 1

Movies(映画): The Bad Guys

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) Yes

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) No

Emotion Categories: