意味: 不条理なこと
例文: Chair-kun mumbled something about cosmic absurd.
チェア君は宇宙的不条理についてつぶやいた。
定義: 人生が非合理的で無意味にような状況
コロケーション:
absurdは100,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。
Definitions(定義)
Noun: a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless; –Albert Camus
Adjective: inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense; – Walter Lippman
Adjective: incongruous;inviting ridicule
Parts of Speech(品詞)
Noun, Adjective
Examples(例文)
Noun: The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth
Adjective: the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant
Adjective: the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework
Adjective: that’s a cockeyed idea
Adjective: ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer
Adjective: a contribution so small as to be laughable
Adjective: it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion
Adjective: a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history
Adjective: her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous
Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)
Synonyms(類語): absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous, the absurd
Antonyms(反意語):
Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)
Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): situation
Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): absurd, acceptance, ballgame, challenge, childlessness, complication, crowding, disequilibrium, element, environment, equilibrium, exclusion, goldfish bowl, hotbed, inclusion, intestacy, picture, prison, rejection, size, square one, status quo, thing
Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語):
Derivationally Related Words(派生語)
Derivationally Related Words: absurdity, absurdness, deride, ridiculousness
Categories(カテゴリー)
Domain Categories: general
Usage Category: common
Usage Context: descriptive
Grammatical Notes:
Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)
Prefixes(接頭辞): ab
Suffixes(接尾辞):
Exam Level
英検準1級
Media Appearance(メディア登場例)
Books(洋書): Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Movies(映画):
Other Information(その他)
Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) Yes
Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) Yes
Emotion Categories: negative
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