focus

/ˈfoʊ.kəs/

意味: 焦点、集中

例文: Kai lost focus when Fluffin started singing.
　　  フラフィンが歌い出してカイは集中を失った。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: focus on(～に集中する), main focus(主な焦点), focus group(フォーカスグループ)

定義: 何かに注意を集中させること、または特定の物事に意識を向けることを指します。カメラや目で物をはっきり見るために調整することも含まれます。

focusは約10,000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: the concentration of attention or energy on something
Noun: maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system
Noun: maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea
Noun: a central point or locus of an infection in an organism
Noun: special emphasis attached to something
Noun: a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges
Noun: a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section
Verb: direct one’s attention on something
Verb: cause to converge on or toward a central point
Verb: bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
Verb: become focussed or come into focus
Verb: put (an image) into focus

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

感情分析に使用された例文：

I need to focus on my homework tonight.(今夜は宿題に集中しなければならない。)
The camera will focus automatically.(カメラは自動でピントを合わせる。)
She can focus despite the noise around her.(彼女は周囲の騒音にもかかわらず集中できる。)

 

Word Netから抽出した例文：

Noun: the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology
Noun: he had no direction in his life
Noun: in focus
Noun: out of focus
Noun: the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion
Noun: the focus of infection
Noun: the stress was more on accuracy than on speed
Verb: Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies
Verb: Focus the light on this image
Verb: The light focused
Verb: Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): center, centering, centre, concenter, concentrate, concentre, direction, focal point, focalise, focalize, focus, focusing, focussing, nidus, pore, rivet, sharpen, stress

Antonyms(反意語): blur

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): adjust, align, clarity, concentration, distinctness, emphasis, point, sharpen, think

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): abutment, acclimatize, address, align, antinode, assimilate, associate, attune, beginning, blind spot, brainstorm, calibrate, celestial point, center, chew over, chokepoint, citify, collimate, concenter, concentrate, corner, crossing, definition, depressurize, discernability, evaluate, explicitness, focus, geographic point, give, ground zero, harmonize, hilum, hot spot, justify, linearize, match, mcburney’s point, midair, military position, modulate, monosemy, navel, node, obey, perspicuity, philosophize, plan, plumb, position, preciseness, pressure point, pressurize, proportion, punctum, puzzle over, rationalize, readapt, readjust, realign, reason, regulate, set, specialism, square, stress, study, synchronize, temper, think, think about, time, topographic point, trichion, trim, true, tune, unambiguity, vanishing point, zero

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): listen, particularism, recall, refocus, steep, think, zoom in

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: center, centering, concentration, focal, focalisation, focalization, focus, focusing, focussing, stress

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: psychology, science

Usage Category: formal

Usage Context: descriptive, emotional, online

Grammatical Notes:
intransitive verb, transitive verb
countable noun

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞): s

Exam Level

高校レベル

英検3級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Atomic Habits, Holes

Movies(映画): Big Hero 6, Finding Nemo, 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