closure

/ˈkloʊʒər/

意味: 終結、閉鎖

例文: Kai needed closure after the donut vanished.
　　  カイがドーナツ消失に対して心の区切りを求めた。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: road closure(道路閉鎖), closure of a business(事業の閉鎖), emotional closure(感情的な区切り)

定義: 物事が終わることや閉じることを指します。例えば、道が通れなくなることや、店が閉まることを言います。また、感情的な面で、過去の出来事に区切りをつけることも意味します。

closureは約80,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

口語性、形式性、抽象度、感情度

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: 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。

　年代別単語頻度グラフ

このグラフは、1900年からの単語出現頻度の推移を示しています。値は ×10⁻⁸ スケールで表示されています。

　

Definitions(定義)

Noun: approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap
Noun: a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
Noun: a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric
Noun: something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
Noun: an obstruction in a pipe or tube
Noun: the act of blocking
Noun: termination of operations
Verb: terminate debate by calling for a vote

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

感情分析に使用された例文：

The team finally achieved closure after the project’s successful completion.(チームはプロジェクトの成功裏の完了後、ようやく区切りを得ました。)
I just need some closure on our last conversation, you know?(最後の会話について、少し区切りが欲しいんだ。)
The memorial service provided a sense of closure for the grieving family.(追悼式は、悲しむ家族にとって一区切りの感覚を与えました。)

 

Word Netから抽出した例文：

Noun: the ship’s rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision
Noun: they finally reached a settlement with the union
Noun: they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences
Noun: he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure
Noun: we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe
Noun: they regretted the closure of the day care center
Verb: debate was closured
Verb: cloture the discussion

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): block, blockage, closedown, closing, closure, cloture, gag law, gag rule, law of closure, occlusion, resolution, settlement, shutdown, stop, stoppage

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): approach, decision making, end, gestalt law of organization, obstruction, order, termination

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): abolition, abort, abortion, access, adjournment, ax, bar, barrier, blockade, blockage, break, choice, close, close out, closing, closure, common fate, complete, completion, conclude, cull, culminate, deactivation, decide, demonetization, destruction, determination, discontinuance, dismissal, dissolution, dissolve, eclecticism, extinction, fade, finalize, finish, good continuation, groupthink, hindrance, interpellation, interrupt, judgment, killing, landing approach, lift, liquidation, obstacle, obstruction of justice, option, overthrow, phase out, point of order, previous question, proximity, release, relinquishment, retirement, reversal, run-up, settlement, similarity, stall, stamp out, standing order, stub out, tumbler, umpirage, withdrawal

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): bank closing, breechblock, closure by compartment, implosion, layoff, plant closing, plug, vapor lock

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: block, close, close down, closure, cloture, occlude, settle, shut down

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: formal

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
intransitive verb, transitive verb
countable noun

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

TOEIC500

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

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Movies(映画):

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: anticipation, joy, positive, sadness