limit

/ˈlɪmɪt/

意味: 限界、制限

例文: June reached her limit with Fluffin’s pranks.
　　  ジューンがフラッフィンのいたずらに我慢の限界だった。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: speed limit(制限速度), age limit(年齢制限), credit limit(クレジット限度額)

定義: 何かの最大または最小の範囲や境界を示すもの。制限や限界を設定すること。たとえば、時間、量、速度などに対して設定されることが多い。

limitは約20,000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: the greatest possible degree of something
Noun: final or latest limiting point
Noun: as far as something can go
Noun: the boundary of a specific area
Noun: the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity
Noun: the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed
Verb: place limits on (extent or access)
Verb: restrict or confine,
Verb: decide upon or fix definitely

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

感情分析に使用された例文：

We must respect the speed limit.(私たちは速度制限を守らなければならない。)
The budget limit was reached quickly.(予算の上限にすぐ達した。)
She tried to limit her sugar intake.(彼女は砂糖の摂取を制限しようとした。)

 

Word Netから抽出した例文：

Noun: what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior
Noun: to the limit of his ability
Noun: there are limits on the amount you can bet
Noun: it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight
Verb: restrict the use of this parking lot
Verb: limit the time you can spend with your friends
Verb: I limit you to two visits to the pub a day
Verb: fix the variables
Verb: specify the parameters

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): bound, boundary, circumscribe, confine, define, demarcation, demarcation line, determine, fix, limit, limit point, limitation, point of accumulation, restrain, restrict, set, specify, terminal point, terminus ad quem, throttle, trammel

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): boundary, choose, control, decrease, end, extent, extremity, indefinite quantity

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): abridge, addition, adopt, anoint, area, assign, bag, bate, boundary, boundary line, bourn, breakage, capacity, catch, cease, city line, containerful, correction, countercheck, county line, coverage, cream off, cull out, cut, damp, de-escalate, death, deny, depth, dial, diminish, district line, dose, draw, edge, elect, empanel, end, excerpt, extreme point, fag end, field, footstep, frontage, frontier, hairline, headspace, heliopause, large indefinite quantity, last gasp, length, limit, load, minimize, mitigate, mortify, nominate, outage, outline, output, pare, period, pick, plump, precipitation, reduce, region, reserve, restrict, run, scope, screen, shoreline, shrink, sieve, sieve out, single out, skinful, slack, slake, small indefinite quantity, specify, spillage, spoilage, stopping point, supply, suppress, surface, tankage, termination, terminus ad quem, thermostat, think of, top-up, train, turn down, ullage, vote, vote in, worth, year-end

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): baffle, cap, city limit, clamp down, content, cutoff, define, demarcate, draw the line, edge, extremum, gate, hamper, hold down, inhibit, knife-edge, lower limit, mark off, maximum, minimum, name, number, quantify, range, ration, reduce, reset, restrain, restrict, rule, starkness, stiffen, thermal barrier, three-mile limit, tie, upper limit, utmost, verge

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: bound, circumscription, demarcate, determinant, determiner, limit, limitation, limiter, restrainer, restriction, restrictive, set, trammel

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: science

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: conversation, descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
intransitive verb, transitive verb
countable noun

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

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

Movies(映画): Big Hero 6, Frozen, Zootopia

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: