brave

意味: 勇敢な

例文: Lena was brave—she entered the attic alone.
　　  レナは勇敢に一人で屋根裏に入った。

定義: 北米インディアンの戦士

コロケーション:

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Definitions(定義)

Noun: a North American Indian warrior
Noun: people who are brave
Verb: face and withstand with courage
Adjective: possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching; – Herman Melville; – William Wordsworth
Adjective: invulnerable to fear or intimidation
Adjective: brightly colored and showy

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb, Adjective

Examples(例文)

Noun: the home of the free and the brave
Verb: She braved the elements
Adjective: Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring
Adjective: a frank courageous heart…triumphed over pain
Adjective: set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory
Adjective: audacious explorers
Adjective: fearless reporters and photographers
Adjective: intrepid pioneers
Adjective: girls decked out in brave new dresses
Adjective: brave banners flying
Adjective: `braw’ is a Scottish word
Adjective: a dress a bit too gay for her years
Adjective: birds with gay plumage

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): audacious, brave, brave out, braw, courageous, dauntless, endure, fearless, gay, hardy, intrepid, unfearing, weather

Antonyms(反意語): cowardly, timid

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): defy, people, warrior

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): age group, ancients, baffled, blind, blood, brave, business people, centurion, chosen people, class, clientele, coevals, crusader, damned, dead, deaf, defeated, disabled, doomed, enemy, episcopacy, folk, free, guerrilla, homebound, initiate, living, lobby, mentally retarded, migration, nation, nationality, network army, peanut gallery, peoples, pocket, poor people, populace, population, rank and file, retreated, rich people, samurai, sick, smart money, timid, tradespeople, unconfessed, unemployed people, uninitiate, weather, womankind, wounded

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語):

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: audaciousness, audacity, brave, braveness, courage, courageousness, dauntlessness, fearlessness, intrepidity

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: law

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
transitive verb

comparative-er

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

中学レベル

英検3級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Movies(映画): The Bad Guys, Zootopia

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) No

Emotion Categories: