chaff

/tʃæf/

意味: 籾殻、くだらないもの

例文: ALX mistook golden chaff for treasure.
　　  ALXが金色の籾殻を宝物と勘違い。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: wheat chaff(小麦のもみ殻), separate chaff(もみ殻を分ける), chaff cutter(もみ殻切り機)

定義: 穀物を脱穀した後に残るもみ殻やくずのことです。主に小麦や米などの穀物から取り除かれる部分で、食べられません。農業では、穀物を収穫した後にこのもみ殻を取り除く作業が行われます。

chaffは約2,000,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

Definitions(定義)

Noun: material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
Noun: foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure
Verb: be silly or tease one another

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

Verb: After we relaxed, we just kidded around

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): banter, chaff, husk, jolly, josh, kid, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): foil, plant material, tease

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): aluminum foil, chaff, cork, cutin, gold foil, jeer, kid, plant product, tinfoil, vegetable tallow, wood

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): bran

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: banter, chaffy, husk, jolly, shuck

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: informal

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
transitive verb

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

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Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

英検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