choice

/tʃɔɪs/

意味: 選択、選択肢

例文: Aki always picks the most dramatic choice.
　　  アキがいつも一番ドラマチックな選択をする。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: make a choice(選択する), have a choice(選択肢がある), difficult choice(難しい選択)

定義: 選択、選ぶこと。何かを選ぶときの可能性や選択肢を指します。選択肢が複数ある場合、その中から一つを選ぶ行為や、その選ばれたもの自体を意味します。

choiceは約8,000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: the person or thing chosen or selected
Noun: the act of choosing or selecting
Noun: one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
Adjective: of superior grade
Adjective: appealing to refined taste

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Adjective

Examples(例文)

She made a difficult choice between two promising job offers.(彼女は二つの有望な仕事のオファーの間で難しい選択をしました。)
You can choose pizza or pasta for dinner; what’s your choice?(夕食はピザかパスタを選べますが、あなたの選択は？)
The committee emphasized that every citizen has the right to make a choice.(委員会はすべての市民が選ぶ権利を持っていると強調しました。)
Noun: he was my pick for mayor
Noun: your choice of colors was unfortunate
Noun: you can take your pick
Noun: what option did I have?
Noun: there no other alternative
Noun: my only choice is to refuse
Adjective: choice wines
Adjective: prime beef
Adjective: prize carnations
Adjective: quality paper
Adjective: select peaches
Adjective: choice wine

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): alternative, choice, option, pick, prime, prize, quality, select, selection

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): action, decision making

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): accomplishment, aggression, alienation, application, arrival, beatification, bruxism, change, choice, course, cull, destabilization, determination, eclecticism, economy, emphasizing, employment, fetch, groupthink, interaction, judgment, jumpstart, kindness, option, performance, pickings, play, playing, politeness, prohibition, reference, res gestae, resistance, reverence, reversal, settlement, stupefaction, thing, transfusion, transgression, umpirage, vampirism

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): casting, coloration, decision, default option, election, favorite, hobson’s choice, impossibility, obverse, pleasure, possibility, preference, sampling, soft option, volition, vote, way

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: alternative, choiceness, opt, pick, select

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: formal

Usage Context: conversation, descriptive

Grammatical Notes:

countable noun

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

中学レベル

英検3級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

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

Movies(映画): Frozen, The Bad Guys, 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: positive