means

/miːnz/

意味: 手段、方法、資産

例文: ALX found a means to escape.
　　  ALXが脱出手段を見つけた。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: means of communication (通信手段), means of transportation (交通手段), means of production (生産手段)

定義: 何かをするための方法や手段を指します。特に、目的を達成するために使われる道具や方法を意味します。たとえば、情報を伝えるための手段や、移動するための手段などがあります。

meansは約4,000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: how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
Noun: an instrumentality for accomplishing some end
Noun: considerable capital (wealth or income)
Noun: an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
Verb: mean or intend to express or convey
Verb: have as a logical consequence
Verb: denote or connote
Verb: have in mind as a purpose
Verb: have a specified degree of importance
Verb: intend to refer to
Verb: destine or designate for a certain purpose

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

感情分析に使用された例文：

This symbol means danger.(この記号は危険を意味します。)
What means are available for payment?(支払いの手段は何がありますか？)
She means to finish early today.(彼女は今日早く終わらせるつもりです。)

 

Word Netから抽出した例文：

Noun: a means of control
Noun: an example is the best agency of instruction
Noun: the true way to success
Noun: he is a man of means
Verb: You never understand what I mean!
Verb: what do his words intend?
Verb: The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers
Verb: `maison’ means `house’ in French
Verb: An example sentence would show what this word means
Verb: I mean no harm
Verb: I only meant to help you
Verb: She didn’t think to harm me
Verb: We thought to return early that night
Verb: My ex-husband means nothing to me
Verb: Happiness means everything
Verb: I’m thinking of good food when I talk about France
Verb: Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!
Verb: These flowers were meant for you

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): agency, entail, have in mind, imply, intend, mean, mean value, means, signify, stand for, substance, think, think of, way

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): associate, average, capital, convey, implementation, instrumentality, intend, necessitate

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): age norm, breathe, calculate, ceramic, connection, container, conveyance, correlate, design, device, endowment, entail, equipment, express, flash, free-associate, furnishing, hardware, hint, identify, implement, instrumentation, interrelate, invocation, look, mean, means, median, medium, mode, motorization, practice, principal, remember, say, slate, system, thank, think of, toiletry, weaponry

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): aim, arithmetic mean, denote, design, desperate measure, dint, drive, escape, expedient, fast track, geometric mean, harmonic mean, instrument, mention, open sesame, plan, pocketbook, road, salvation, signify, spell, stepping stone, tooth, typify, voice, wherewithal, wings

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: agential, entailment, implication, implicative, intent, intention, mean, meaning, sign, signification, signifier

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: economics, psychology

Usage Category: literary

Usage Context: conversation, 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): s

Exam Level

高校レベル

英検2級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

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Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) Yes

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) No

Emotion Categories: