/ˈkæpɪtəˌlaɪz/
意味: 利用する／大文字にする
例文: Lena tried to capitalize on Kai’s clumsiness.
レナはカイのドジをうまく利用しようとした。
言葉のよくある組み合わせ: capitalize a letter(文字を大文字にする), capitalize on(利用する), capitalize a word(単語を大文字にする)
定義: 文字や単語の最初の文字を大文字にすることを意味します。特に文の最初や固有名詞などで使われます。また、何かを利用して利益を得るという意味もあります。
capitalizeは約500,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。
Definitions(定義)
Verb: draw advantages from
Verb: supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders
Verb: write in capital letters
Verb: compute the present value of a business or an income
Verb: consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses
Verb: convert (a company’s reserve funds) into capital
Parts of Speech(品詞)
Verb
Examples(例文)
Verb: he is capitalizing on her mistake
Verb: she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover
Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)
Synonyms(類語): capitalise, capitalize, take advantage
Antonyms(反意語):
Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)
Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): calculate, change, profit, see, supply, write
Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): abstract, add, air-cool, alphabetize, arm, average, bed, berth, bewhisker, border, bottom, brattice, break, budget, bush, calk, call, calligraph, canal, capitalize, caption, cash in on, causeway, charge, cleat, coal, computerize, consider, constitutionalize, copper-bottom, copy, corbel, cornice, costume, crenel, cross, curtain, dado, date, deem, differentiate, disrespect, divide, dot, equip, estimate, expect, extend, extract, factor, favor, feed, flood, fret, fuel, fund, furnish, gate, glass, grate, hat, headline, headquarter, heat, hobnail, hydrate, idealize, identify, include, index, innervate, integrate, interleave, interpolate, joint, kern, key, launder, letter, leverage, like, machicolate, make, match, miscalculate, multiply, net, offer, partner, patch, pour, print, prize, process, profiteer, prorate, provision, pump, pyramid, quantize, rafter, rail, railroad, ramp, recalculate, receive, reconsider, rectify, reflectorize, reify, relativize, resolve, respect, retrofit, rim, sanitate, scribble, seat, shelter, signalize, slat, stenograph, step, stint, stock, subtitle, subtract, superscribe, surfeit, survey, tap, terrace, theme, ticket, toggle, tool, top, transistorize, tube, uniform, upholster, utilize, victual, water, wharf, wive, yield
Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): overcapitalize
Derivationally Related Words(派生語)
Derivationally Related Words: capital, capitalisation, capitalization
Categories(カテゴリー)
Domain Categories: economics
Usage Category: common
Usage Context: descriptive
Grammatical Notes:
transitive verb
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):
Movies(映画): The Bad Guys
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:
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