cancel

/ˈkæn.səl/

意味: 取り消す

例文: Haruki tried to cancel nap time—epic fail.
    ハルキは昼寝時間をキャンセルしようとして大失敗。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: cancel a meeting(会議をキャンセルする), cancel a subscription(購読をキャンセルする), cancel a flight(フライトをキャンセルする)

定義: 予定や計画を中止することを意味します。何かを取り消したり、無効にしたりする時に使います。

cancelは約70,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

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Definitions(定義)

Noun: a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
Verb: postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
Verb: make up for
Verb: declare null and void; make ineffective
Verb: remove or make invisible
Verb: make invalid for use

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

Verb: Call off the engagement
Verb: cancel the dinner party
Verb: we had to scrub our vacation plans
Verb: scratch that meeting–the chair is ill
Verb: His skills offset his opponent’s superior strength
Verb: Cancel the election results
Verb: strike down a law
Verb: Please delete my name from your list
Verb: cancel cheques or tickets

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): call off, cancel, delete, invalidate, natural, offset, scratch, scrub, set off, strike down

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): balance, declare, musical notation, remove, score

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): ablate, accidental, admit, amputate, aspirate, atonality, bail, bail out, bar line, bastardize, beatify, bone, brush, bur, burl, call, cancel, canonize, carve out, certify, chip away, circumcise, clean, clear, clear off, clef, compensate, complement, condense, crumb, de-iodinate, de-ionate, decalcify, decarbonize, decorticate, defang, defuse, degas, dehorn, delete, delouse, demineralize, desorb, detoxify, dig, discharge, disembowel, dislodge, draw, draw off, dredge, eliminate, empty, enucleate, epilate, excavate, exenterate, expectorate, extirpate, extract, fermata, flat, flick, formalize, gut, harvest, head, hull, husk, hypophysectomize, interval, key, key signature, knock out, ladle, leach, lift, measure, muck, natural, note, offset, pick, pit, pronounce, pull, ream, resect, rest, scale, scalp, scavenge, scoop, seed, segno, sforzando, sharp, shed, shell, shuck, skim, slur, solmization, spoon, staff, stem, string, strip, superannuate, tablature, take away, take off, take out, tear away, time signature, tip, trim, tusk, unburden, undock, unhinge, unpack, unsaddle, unstring, unveil, wash, wear away, weed, winnow, wipe off, withdraw

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): counteract, erase, invalidate, recall, remit, revoke, strike, write off

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: cancel, cancellation, deletion, offset

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: formal

Usage Context: business, descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
transitive verb

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Atomic Habits, Diary of a Wimpy Kid 1

Movies(映画): Zootopia

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, sadness

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