sure

/ʃʊr/

意味: 確信している

例文: Kai is sure about his choice.
　　  カイは自分の選択に確信している。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: sure thing(もちろん), make sure(確認する), sure enough(確かに)

定義: 確信していることや、何かが確実であることを表す言葉です。何かを保証したり、確認したりする際に使われます。例えば、誰かに何かを頼まれたときに「もちろん」と答えるときに使います。また、何かを確認したいときに「確認する」という意味でも使われます。

sureは約2,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

Definitions(定義)

Adjective: having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
Adjective: exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance
Adjective: certain to occur; destined or inevitable; ; ; – Benjamin Franklin
Adjective: physically secure or dependable
Adjective: reliable in operation or effect
Adjective: (of persons) worthy of trust or confidence
Adjective: infallible or unfailing
Adjective: certain not to fail
Adjective: impossible to doubt or dispute
Adverb: definitely or positively (`sure’ is sometimes used informally for `surely’)

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Adjective, Adverb

Examples(例文)

Adjective: felt certain of success
Adjective: was sure (or certain) she had seen it
Adjective: was very sure in his beliefs
Adjective: sure of her friends
Adjective: be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through
Adjective: be sure to lock the doors
Adjective: he was certain to fail
Adjective: his fate is certain
Adjective: In this life nothing is certain but death and taxes
Adjective: he faced certain death
Adjective: sudden but sure regret
Adjective: he is sure to win
Adjective: a sure footing
Adjective: was on sure ground
Adjective: a quick and certain remedy
Adjective: a sure way to distinguish the two
Adjective: wood dust is a sure sign of termites
Adjective: a sure (or trusted) friend
Adjective: a sure (or true) sign of one’s commitment
Adjective: a sure hand on the throttle
Adjective: indisputable (or sure) proof
Adverb: the results are surely encouraging
Adverb: she certainly is a hard worker
Adverb: it’s going to be a good day for sure
Adverb: they are coming, for certain
Adverb: they thought he had been killed sure enough
Adverb: he’ll win sure as shooting
Adverb: they sure smell good
Adverb: sure he’ll come

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): certain, certainly, for certain, for sure, indisputable, sure, sure as shooting, sure enough, surely, trusted

Antonyms(反意語): uncertain, unsure

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語):

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの):

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語):

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: indisputability, sureness

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: psychology

Usage Category: literary

Usage Context: conversation, descriptive, emotional

Grammatical Notes:

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞):

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): 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?) No

Emotion Categories: