thief

/θiːf/

意味: 泥棒

例文: The thief stole Haruki’s wallet.
　　  泥棒がハルキの財布を盗んだ。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: petty thief(軽犯罪者), master thief(名盗賊), art thief(美術品泥棒)

定義: 盗みをする人、特に他人の物をこっそりと盗む人を指します。警察に捕まることを避けるために、静かに行動することが多いです。物を盗むことは法律で禁止されており、見つかると罰せられます。

thiefは約100,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

Definitions(定義)

Noun: a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun

Examples(例文)

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): stealer, thief

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): criminal

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): accessory, arsonist, blackmailer, bootlegger, briber, conspirator, desperado, fugitive, gangster, highbinder, highjacker, hood, jail bird, kidnapper, mafioso, moll, murderer, probationer, pusher, racketeer, raper, recidivist, scofflaw, smuggler, thief, traitor, violator

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): bandit, booster, burglar, dacoit, embezzler, graverobber, holdup man, larcenist, pickpocket, plagiarist, plunderer, robber, rustler, safebreaker, snatcher, sneak thief

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: steal

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: rare

Usage Context: general

Grammatical Notes:

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): Holes

Movies(映画): The Bad Guys

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) Yes

Emotion Categories: anger, disgust, fear, negative, sadness, surprise