lame

/leɪm/

意味: 足が不自由な人（形容詞用法多）

例文: The old knight told tales of a brave lame.
　　  老騎士が勇敢な足の悪い者の話を語った。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: lame excuse(言い訳), lame joke(つまらない冗談), lame attempt(不十分な試み)

定義: つまらない、面白くない、または効果がないことを表します。例えば、冗談が面白くないときや、言い訳が説得力に欠けるときに使います。また、動物や人が足を引きずって歩く状態を指すこともあります。

lameは約100,000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: someone who doesn’t understand what is going on
Noun: a fabric interwoven with threads of metal
Verb: deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg
Adjective: pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
Adjective: disabled in the feet or legs

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb, Adjective

Examples(例文)

感情分析に使用された例文：

The joke was so lame that nobody laughed.(そのジョークはつまらなくて誰も笑わなかった。)
He walked with a lame leg after the injury.(彼はけがの後、足を引きずって歩いた。)
Her excuse for being late sounded pretty lame.(彼女の遅刻の言い訳はかなりしょぼかった。)

 

Word Netから抽出した例文：

Noun: she wore a gold lame dress
Verb: The accident has crippled her for life
Adjective: a feeble excuse
Adjective: a lame argument
Adjective: a crippled soldier
Adjective: a game leg

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): cripple, crippled, feeble, game, gimpy, halt, halting, lame, square

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): fabric, maim, simpleton

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): aba, acrylic, aertex, airhead, alpaca, baize, basket weave, batik, batiste, belting, bombazine, boucle, broadcloth, brocade, buckram, bunting, calico, cambric, camel’s hair, camlet, camouflage, canopy, canvas, cashmere, cerecloth, challis, chambray, chenille, chiffon, chino, chintz, coating, cobweb, cord, cotton, cotton flannel, crepe, cretonne, crinoline, cripple, damask, denim, diamante, diaper, dimity, dimwit, dingbat, doeskin, drapery, duck, duffel, dumbbell, elastic, etamine, faille, felt, fiber, flannel, flannelette, fleece, fool, foulard, frieze, fustian, gabardine, georgette, gingham, grogram, grosgrain, haircloth, herringbone, homespun, hopsacking, horsehair, idiot, idiot savant, jaconet, jacquard, khadi, khaki, knit, lace, lame, leatherette, linen, linsey-woolsey, lint, lisle, mackinaw, mackintosh, madras, marseille, metallic, mohair, moire, moleskin, monk’s cloth, moquette, moreen, motley, mousseline de sole, muslin, mutilate, nankeen, nebbish, net, nincompoop, ninon, nylon, oilcloth, olive drab, organza, paisley, panting, pepper-and-salt, percale, permanent press, piece of cloth, pilot cloth, pina cloth, pinstripe, pique, plush, polyester, pongee, poplin, print, quilting, rayon, rep, sackcloth, sacking, sailcloth, samite, sateen, satin, satinet, scatterbrain, schlemiel, schlepper, schnook, screening, scrim, seersucker, serge, shag, shantung, sharkskin, sheep, sheeting, shirting, shirttail, silesia, silk, space cadet, spandex, sponge cloth, square, stammel, stupid, subnormal, suede cloth, suiting, swan’s down, taffeta, tammy, tapa, tapestry, tartan, terry, ticking, toweling, tweed, twerp, twill, upholstery material, velcro, velour, velvet, velveteen, vicuna, viyella, voile, wash-and-wear, waterproof, web, webbing, whipcord, wincey, wire cloth, wool, worsted, yoke

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): hamstring

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: cripple, feebleness, gameness, gimpiness, lameness

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

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

英検準1級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Diary of a Wimpy Kid 1

Movies(映画):

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) No

Emotion Categories: