question

/ˈkwɛs.tʃən/

意味: 質問

例文: Haruki asked a serious question.
　　  ハルキは真剣な質問をした。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: ask a question(質問をする), answer a question(質問に答える), question a decision(決定を疑問視する)

定義: 何かを知りたいときにすること。誰かに情報を求めるための言葉や文。質問は、会話を始めたり、理解を深めたりするために使われます。

questionは約4,000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: an instance of questioning
Noun: the subject matter at issue
Noun: a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
Noun: uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something
Noun: a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
Noun: an informal reference to a marriage proposal
Verb: challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
Verb: pose a series of questions to
Verb: pose a question
Verb: conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
Verb: place in doubt or express doubtful speculation

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

感情分析に使用された例文：

She asked a difficult question during the meeting.(彼女は会議で難しい質問をした。)
The question remains unanswered after the discussion.(議論の後もその質問は未回答のままだ。)
Please write your question clearly on the paper.(紙に質問をはっきり書いてください。)

 

Word Netから抽出した例文：

Noun: there was a question about my training
Noun: we made inquiries of all those who were present
Noun: the question of disease merits serious discussion
Noun: under the head of minor Roman poets
Noun: he asked a direct question
Noun: he had trouble phrasing his interrogations
Noun: the dubiousness of his claim
Noun: there is no question about the validity of the enterprise
Noun: he made a motion to adjourn
Noun: she called for the question
Noun: he was ready to pop the question
Verb: We must question your judgment in this matter
Verb: The suspect was questioned by the police
Verb: We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion
Verb: I wonder whether this was the right thing to do
Verb: she wondered whether it would snow tonight

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): call into question, doubt, doubtfulness, dubiousness, enquiry, head, inquiry, interrogate, interrogation, interrogative, interrogative sentence, interview, motion, oppugn, query, question, wonder

Antonyms(反意語): answer

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): ask, challenge, chew over, converse, marriage proposal, proposal, questioning, sentence, subject, uncertainty

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): action, advice, appeal, argue, bethink, bone of contention, call one’s bluff, call out, challenge, chew the fat, cogitate, complex sentence, compound sentence, counterchallenge, counterproposal, declarative sentence, defy, doubt, fortuitousness, hypothesis, impeach, improbability, impugn, indefiniteness, interrogate, interrogation, interview, introduction, introspect, keynote, litigate, motion, precedent, premeditate, provoke, puzzle, question, re-introduction, remit, run-on sentence, simple sentence, speculativeness, study, suggestion, theologize, topic sentence, unpredictability, wonder

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): check out, cross-question, debrief, examine, interpellate, leading question, problem, pump, question of fact, question of law, scruple, wonder, yes-no question

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: doubt, doubtful, dubious, enquire, inquire, interrogate, interrogation, interrogative, interrogator, interrogatory, interview, interviewee, interviewer, querier, query, question, questioner, questioning

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: formal

Usage Context: conversation, descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
transitive verb
countable noun

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞): tion

Exam Level

中学レベル

英検4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, Holes

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

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) Yes

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) Yes

Emotion Categories: positive