tamper

/ˈtæmpər/

意味: 改ざんする、干渉する

例文: Someone tampered with the gate lock.
　　  誰かが門の錠を改ざんした。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: tamper with (〜をいじる), tamper evidence (改ざん防止証拠), tamper seal (改ざん防止シール)

定義: 他の人の物やシステムを勝手にいじったり、変更したりすることを指します。特に、許可なく何かを変えたり、壊したりする場合に使われます。

tamperは約1,000,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

Definitions(定義)

Noun: a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)
Verb: play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
Verb: intrude in other people’s affairs or business; interfere unwantedly

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

Verb: Someone tampered with the documents on my desk
Verb: The reporter fiddle with the facts
Verb: Don’t meddle in my affairs!

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): fiddle, meddle, monkey, tamp, tamper, tamping bar

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): intervene, manipulate, tool

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): abrader, bender, clincher, comb, cutting implement, drill, eolith, fork, gang, garden tool, grapnel, hack, hand tool, hoe, interlope, jack, jaws of life, knead, lay hands on, massage, meddle, mouse, neolith, operate, paleolith, pestle, plow, power tool, punch, rake, ram, rounder, saw set, shaping tool, shuffle, strickle, stylus, tamp, tamper, tap, toy, twiddle, upset, wield

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): stemmer

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: meddler, meddling, monkey, tamp, tampering

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: technology

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
transitive verb

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞): er

Exam Level

英検1級

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Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) No

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