mechanism

/ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm/

意味: 仕組み、機構

例文: Lena studied a lock’s mechanism.
　　  レナが鍵の仕組みを調べた。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: safety mechanism(安全機構), defense mechanism(防御機構), biological mechanism(生物学的機構)

定義: 物事がどのように動くか、または機能するかを説明するシステムやプロセスのこと。機械や生物の中で、特定の目的を果たすために働く部分や構造を指すこともあります。

mechanismは約50,000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 atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction
Noun: the technical aspects of doing something
Noun: a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function
Noun: (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes
Noun: device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun

Examples(例文)

感情分析に使用された例文：

The mechanism controls the flow of water in the system.(その仕組みはシステム内の水の流れを制御する。)
Scientists studied the mechanism behind the plant’s growth.(科学者たちは植物の成長の仕組みを研究した。)
This clock uses a complex mechanism to keep accurate time.(この時計は正確な時間を保つ複雑な機構を使う。)

 

Word Netから抽出した例文：

Noun: he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions
Noun: a mechanism of social control
Noun: mechanisms of communication
Noun: the mechanics of prose style
Noun: the mechanism of the ear
Noun: the mechanism of infection

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): chemical mechanism, mechanics, mechanism

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): chemical process, device, natural object, performance, philosophical doctrine

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): acoustic device, acylation, adapter, aesthetic, afterburner, agglomerator, agglutination, airfoil, alarm, amylolysis, appliance, applicator, aristotelianism, aspergill, association, asterism, autopilot, bait, billiard marker, bird feeder, black body, blower, bluing, body, bootjack, breathalyzer, breathing device, bubbler, buffer, calcification, carpet, catalysis, catapult, celestial body, charger, chelation, chemical reaction, chlorination, cleavage, clip-on, cocoon, comb, comforter, conceptualism, conductor, confucianism, consolidation, constellation, contraceptive, converter, corer, corrective, corrosion, covering, cracking, crusher, cryptograph, cutoff, dampener, damper, de-iodination, deamination, decalcification, decarboxylation, deconstruction, deflector, demineralization, dental appliance, depressor, desalination, detector, determinism, diestock, digestion, dissociation, drive, drop forge, elastic device, electrical device, electronic device, empiricism, energizer, environmentalism, exercise device, existentialism, explosive device, extraterrestrial object, fan, filter, fire extinguisher, flare, formalism, fumigator, gas fixture, gasification, gassing, groover, guard, heat exchanger, heater, hereditarianism, holding device, horn, hydrofoil, hydrogenation, idealism, imprint, indicator, instrument, interlock, interrupter, intuitionism, intumescence, inversion, iodination, jig, key, keyboard, kinetoscope, knocker, lift, lifting device, lighter, linguistic performance, logicism, machine, magnet, materialism, mechanism, memory device, mentalism, musical instrument, nativism, naturalism, neoplatonism, nest, nest egg, nitrification, noisemaker, nominalism, officiation, operationalism, optical device, override, paper feed, peeler, peptization, photosynthesis, pick, plant part, platonism, polymerization, power takeoff, pragmatism, precipitation, probabilism, prod, prompter, proteolysis, pull, pyrochemical process, radiator, rationalism, realism, reflector, relativism, release, remote control, reset, restraint, rock, router, runner, sample, scholasticism, scratcher, semiotics, sensualism, sequestration, shoehorn, shoetree, shooting stick, shredder, signaling device, snowshoe, solipsism, sounder, source of illumination, specific performance, stabilizer, stemmer, stoicism, straightener, strengthener, stylus, subjectivism, suction cup, support, sweatbox, synchroflash, syneresis, synthesis, take-up, tangle, taoism, teaser, teleology, throwing stick, tilter, tongs, toy, traditionalism, transamination, trap, trigger, universe, valve, vaporizer, ventilator, vitalism, washboard, water cooler, zymosis

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): action, actuator, automaton, axis, barrier, biochemical mechanism, biological clock, carriage, cartridge ejector, cartridge extractor, clockwork, control, cooling system, delayed action, drive, drive line, fail-safe, film advance, gear, homing device, hydraulic system, ignition, lock, mechanical device, radiator, rotating mechanism, steering linkage, steering system, tape drive, transmission mechanism, whirler, works

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: mechanical, mechanist, mechanistic

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: technology

Usage Category: formal

Usage Context: general

Grammatical Notes:

countable noun

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Atomic Habits

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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

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