casualty

/ˈkæʒ.ju.əl.ti/

意味: 犠牲者、負傷者

例文: June called a broken vase a casualty.
    ジューンが壊れた花瓶を戦死扱いした。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: war casualty(戦争の犠牲者), casualty department(救急部), civilian casualty(民間人の犠牲者)

定義: 事故や戦争などで負傷したり死亡した人を指します。特に、戦争や災害の際に使われることが多いです。病院では、緊急治療が必要な患者を受け入れる部門を指すこともあります。

casualtyは約200,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

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Definitions(定義)

Noun: someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement
Noun: someone injured or killed in an accident
Noun: an accident that causes someone to die
Noun: a decrease of military personnel or equipment

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun

Examples(例文)

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): casualty, fatal accident, injured party

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): accident, decrease, fatality, victim

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): attrition, casualty, collision, crash, dwindling, fatal accident, hunted person, injury, killing, martyr, muggee, murderee, poor devil, prey, punching bag, scapegoat, shipwreck, shrinking, sinking, waning

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): collateral damage, damage, personnel casualty

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

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Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: rare

Usage Context: general

Grammatical Notes:

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞): ty

Exam Level

英検準1級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

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Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) Yes

Emotion Categories: anger, fear, negative, sadness

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