staple

/ˈsteɪ.pəl/

意味: 主要なもの／ホッチキス針

例文: Aki’s staple snack is matcha cookies.
　　  アキの定番おやつは抹茶クッキーだ。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: staple food(主食), staple item(定番アイテム), staple diet(基本的な食事)

定義: ある物や食べ物が基本的で、よく使われたり食べられたりすることを指します。たとえば、米やパンは多くの国で主食とされています。また、ホッチキスの針のことも「ステープル」と呼びます。

stapleは約200,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

口語性、形式性、抽象度、感情度 - 横向き棒グラフ

水平グラフ: 会話での使われやすさ、フォーマル度、抽象度（具体・概念）、感情度を示します。数値が高いほど、その特徴が強いことを表します。

感情分析 レーダーチャート

感情グラフ: 怒り、期待、嫌悪、恐れ、喜び、悲しみ、驚き、信頼、ポジティブ、ネガティブの強さを示します。

Definitions(定義)

Noun: (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
Noun: a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn
Noun: material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing
Noun: a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables
Noun: paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together
Verb: secure or fasten with a staple or staples
Adjective: necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb, Adjective

Examples(例文)

感情分析に使用された例文：

The staple holds the papers together firmly.(ホチキスの針が書類をしっかり留めている。)
Rice is a staple food in many countries.(米は多くの国で主食だ。)
She used a staple to fix the torn page.(彼女は破れたページをホチキスで直した。)

 

Word Netから抽出した例文：

Noun: staple fibers vary widely in length
Verb: staple the papers together
Adjective: wheat is a staple crop

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): basic, raw material, staple, staple fiber, staple fibre

Antonyms(反意語): unstaple

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): commodity, fasten, material, nail, natural fiber, paper fastener

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): abrasive, adhesive material, aggregate, ammunition, anchor, animal fiber, animal material, atom, ballast, bar, basic, bast, bedding material, belay, belt, bight, bimetal, bind, bitt, bowstring hemp, brad, brooch, buckle, builder, button, cable, cement, chain, chemical, chock, cinch, clamp, cleat, clinch, clout nail, coapt, coloring material, composite material, conductor, consumer goods, contaminant, cramp, crank, detritus, diamagnet, discharge, doornail, drygoods, dust, earth, eightpenny nail, elastomer, entrant, entrench, export, fancy goods, fiber, filling, floccule, fluff, foam, fourpenny nail, fungible, future, garter, grout, hang, hasp, hazmat, hobnail, homogenate, hook, humate, import, impregnation, insulator, joggle, joint, latch, lock, lock up, lodge, merchandise, middling, mineral, moor, new zealand cotton, noose, packing material, pandanus, paper, particulate, picket, pin, plant fiber, plant material, precursor, radioactive material, raw material, rig, rind, rivet, rock, rope up, salvage, sealing material, sew, shopping, sixpenny nail, sorbate, sorbent, spike, sporting goods, stake, staple, stay, strap, string, stub nail, tack, tenpenny nail, thickening, thumbtack, tie, toggle, toner, transparent substance, undercut, velcro, vernix, wad, waste, wire, worldly possession, zip up

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): feedstock

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: staple, stapler

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
transitive verb

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

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Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

TOEIC500

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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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