tangle

/ˈtæŋɡl/

意味: もつれ

例文: Momo caused a tangle of yarn.
　　  モモが毛糸をもつれさせた。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: hair tangle(髪のもつれ), tangle of wires(ワイヤーのもつれ), emotional tangle(感情のもつれ)

定義: 何かが絡まっている状態や、もつれていることを指します。髪の毛や糸、ワイヤーなどが絡まって解けにくくなっているときに使います。また、問題や感情が複雑に絡み合っている状態を表すこともあります。

tangleは約800,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

Definitions(定義)

Noun: a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven
Noun: something jumbled or confused
Verb: force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
Verb: tangle or complicate
Verb: disarrange or rumple; dishevel
Verb: twist together or entwine into a confusing mass

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

Noun: they carved their way through the tangle of vines
Noun: a tangle of government regulations
Verb: They were swept up by the events
Verb: don’t drag me into this business
Verb: a ravelled story
Verb: The strong wind tousled my hair
Verb: The child entangled the cord

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): dishevel, drag, drag in, embroil, entangle, knot, mat, maze, ravel, snarl, sweep, sweep up, tangle, tousle

Antonyms(反意語): disentangle, unknot, unravel, unsnarl

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): disarrange, intertwine, involve, natural object, perplexity, twist

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): asterism, black body, body, carpet, celestial body, cocoon, consolidation, constellation, contort, covering, dilemma, embroil, entangle, extraterrestrial object, intertwine, mechanism, muss, mystery, nest, plant part, pleach, radiator, ravel, rock, ruffle, sample, spin, splice, tangle, tousle, universe, wattle, weave, wreathe, wring

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): enmesh, felt, hairball, shag

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: embroilment, knot, ravel, snarl, snarly, tangle

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: formal

Usage Context: 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

英検1級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Holes

Movies(映画): Frozen

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: