barb

/bɑːrb/

意味: とげ

例文: Aki’s comment had a stylish emotional barb.
　　  アキの一言にはオシャレな感情のトゲがあった。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: wire barb(ワイヤーのとげ), barb fish(バーブフィッシュ), barb comment(とげのあるコメント)

定義: 釣り針や矢じりの先にある小さなとげのことです。また、言葉やコメントが人を傷つけるようなとげのあるものを指すこともあります。

barbは約500,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

口語性、形式性、抽象度、感情度

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: 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。

　年代別単語頻度グラフ

このグラフは、1900年からの単語出現頻度の推移を示しています。値は ×10⁻⁸ スケールで表示されています。

　

Definitions(定義)

Noun: an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
Noun: the pointed part of barbed wire
Noun: a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
Noun: one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
Verb: provide with barbs

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

感情分析に使用された例文：

The fishhook had a sharp barb that caught on everything.(その釣り針には、すべてに引っかかる鋭いバーブがあった。)
He joked about the barb in her comment, but she meant it.(彼は彼女のコメントのバーブを冗談にしたが、彼女は本気だった。)
In literature, the barb of truth often stings more than expected.(文学では、真実のバーブは予想以上に刺さることが多い。)

 

Word Netから抽出した例文：

Noun: his parting shot was `drop dead’
Noun: she threw shafts of sarcasm
Noun: she takes a dig at me every chance she gets
Verb: barbed wire

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): barb, dig, gibe, jibe, shaft, shot, slam

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): change, fibril, point, remark

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Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): cheap shot, fluke

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: barb, gibe

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: formal

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
intransitive verb
countable noun

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

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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?) Yes

Emotion Categories: anger, negative