threshold

/ˈθrɛʃˌhoʊld/

意味: 入口、敷居、境界

例文: Lena stood at the threshold of the room.
　　  レナは部屋の入口に立った。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: pain threshold(痛みの閾値), threshold level(閾値レベル), threshold value(閾値値)

定義: 何かが始まる、または変化するポイントやレベルのことを指します。例えば、部屋の入り口の下の部分や、ある状態から別の状態に移る境界線を意味します。心理学や科学では、特定の反応や効果が現れる最小の刺激レベルを指すこともあります。

thresholdは約90,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

Definitions(定義)

Noun: the starting point for a new state or experience
Noun: the smallest detectable sensation
Noun: the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
Noun: the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway
Noun: a region marking a boundary

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun

Examples(例文)

Noun: on the threshold of manhood
Noun: he stuck his head in the doorway

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): brink, door, doorsill, doorstep, doorway, limen, room access, threshold, verge

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): beginning, boundary, entrance, sensation, sill

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): arch, birth, brink, doorsill, doorway, gateway, hatchway, incipiency, lower bound, margin, masking, periphery, pithead, portal, porte-cochere, rim, service door, smell, sound, stage door, synesthesia, taste, terminus a quo, thalweg, threshold, upper bound, vision, vomitory, windowsill

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): absolute threshold, difference threshold, exterior door

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: verge

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: formal

Usage Context: general

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Exam Level

英検準1級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Atomic Habits

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Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) Yes

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) No

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