chain

/tʃeɪn/

意味: 鎖、連鎖

例文: June wears a chain made of paperclips.
　　  ジューンがクリップ製のネックレスを着けている。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: supply chain(供給連鎖), chain reaction(連鎖反応), chain store(チェーン店)

定義: 鎖（くさり）や連鎖（れんさ）を意味します。金属の輪（わ）をつなげたものや、物事が連続（れんぞく）してつながることを指します。

chainは約20,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

口語性、形式性、抽象度、感情度 - 横向き棒グラフ

水平グラフ: 会話での使われやすさ、フォーマル度、抽象度（具体・概念）、感情度を示します。数値が高いほど、その特徴が強いことを表します。

感情分析 レーダーチャート

感情グラフ: 怒り、期待、嫌悪、恐れ、喜び、悲しみ、驚き、信頼、ポジティブ、ネガティブの強さを示します。

Definitions(定義)

Noun: a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
Noun: (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
Noun: a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
Noun: (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership
Noun: anything that acts as a restraint
Noun: a unit of length
Noun: British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979)
Noun: a series of hills or mountains
Noun: a linked or connected series of objects
Noun: a necklace made by a stringing objects together
Verb: connect or arrange into a chain by linking
Verb: fasten or secure with chains

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

She wore a delicate silver chain around her neck.()
I lost my keys; they were attached to my favorite chain!()
The ancient chain symbolized unity among the diverse communities in the region.()
Noun: the chain of command
Noun: a complicated concatenation of circumstances
Noun: the valley was between two ranges of hills
Noun: the plains lay just beyond the mountain range
Noun: a chain of daisies
Noun: a string of beads
Noun: a strand of pearls
Verb: Chain the chairs together

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): Chain, Ernst Boris Chain, Sir Ernst Boris Chain, chain, chain of mountains, chemical chain, concatenation, mountain chain, mountain range, range, range of mountains, strand, string

Antonyms(反意語): unchain

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): arrange, business, fasten, geological formation, ligament, linear unit, necklace, restraint, series, unit

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): actinide series, agency, air bag, airbrake, alphabetize, anchor, aquifer, archine, arrester, astronomy unit, band, bar, beach, belay, belt, bight, bind, binder, bitt, body length, brad, brake, brake pad, brake shoe, brokerage, brooch, buckle, button, cable, carrier, cascade, catch, catenate, cave, cement, chain, chock, choker, cicero, cinch, clamp, cleat, cliff, clinch, coapt, concord, cordon, corral, couple, course, cramp, crank, cubit, cycle, delta, diapir, drape, dress, electromotive series, em, en, entrench, fastener, fathom, finger, firm, fistmele, folium, foot, footer, foreshore, franchise, furlong, gag, garter, geometric pace, gradate, group, grout, half mile, handbreadth, hang, hasp, head, helium group, hierarchy, hook, ice mass, inch, joggle, joint, kos, lakefront, lanthanide series, latch, lea, league, leash, li, ligne, line up, link, lock, lock up, lodge, long measure, manufacturer, marshal, massif, mesh, metric linear unit, mil, mile, miler, military pace, molecule, monocline, moor, mouth, muzzle, nail, natural depression, natural elevation, nautical linear unit, nexus, noose, oceanfront, order, organize, pack, pair, palm, partnership, perch, picket, pin, point, preen, processor, progression, pyramid, quarter mile, range, rash, rearrange, regularize, relict, ridge, rig, rivet, roman pace, rope up, safety belt, sea anchor, sequence, serialize, set, settle, sew, shackle, shipbuilder, shore, slope, span, spike, spring, stack, stagger, stake, staple, stations, stay, straighten, strap, stratify, string, string out, succession, survey mile, tack, talus, tie, toggle, trammel, underperformer, unit cell, vara, vein, velcro, verst, volcanic crater, wall, water table, wave train, wire, yard, yarder, zip up

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): anchor chain, apparel chain, bicycle chain, catena, chatelaine, closed chain, concatenate, daisy chain, discount chain, engineer’s chain, fob, gunter’s chain, long chain, nautical chain, open chain, paper chain, pull chain, restaurant chain, retail chain, tire chain

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: catenate, catenulate, chain, string

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: science

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
transitive verb
countable noun

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

高校レベル

英検準2級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Atomic Habits

Movies(映画): Frozen, 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

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