brittle

意味: もろいもの

例文: Haruki built a tower of brittle crackers.
　　  ハルキはもろいクラッカーで塔を作った。

定義: 砂糖をカルメルにして薄板状に冷やしたもの

コロケーション:

brittleは500,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

Definitions(定義)

Noun: caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
Adjective: having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped
Adjective: lacking warmth and generosity of spirit
Adjective: (of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Adjective

Examples(例文)

Adjective: brittle bones
Adjective: glass is brittle
Adjective: `brickle’ and `brickly’ are dialectal
Adjective: a brittle and calculating woman

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): brickle, brickly, brittle, toffee, toffy, unannealed

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): candy

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): bonbon, brandyball, brittle, butterscotch, candy bar, candy cane, candy corn, caramel, carob bar, cotton candy, dragee, easter egg, fondant, fudge, gumdrop, hard candy, honey crisp, horehound, jelly bean, kiss, licorice, life saver, lollipop, lozenge, marshmallow, marzipan, mint, nougat, nougat bar, nut bar, patty, peanut bar, popcorn ball, praline, rock candy, sugar candy, sugarplum, taffy, truffle, turkish delight

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): peanut brittle

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: brittleness

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):

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

英検1級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Atomic Habits

Movies(映画):

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: