offset

/ˈɔːf.sɛt/

意味: 相殺、差引、補償

例文: Lena planted trees to offset carbon use.
　　  レナは炭素排出を相殺するために木を植えた。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: carbon offset(カーボンオフセット), offset printing(オフセット印刷), offset account(オフセット口座)

定義: 何かを相殺する、またはバランスを取るために使われるもの。たとえば、ある影響を減らすために別の行動を取ること。ビジネスや環境の文脈でよく使われる。

offset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: the time at which something is supposed to begin
Noun: a compensating equivalent
Noun: a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
Noun: a natural consequence of development
Noun: a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper
Noun: structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly
Verb: compensate for or counterbalance
Verb: make up for
Verb: cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface
Verb: create an offset in
Verb: produce by offset printing

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

感情分析に使用された例文：

The company plans to offset its carbon emissions by planting trees.(会社は植樹で炭素排出量を相殺する計画です。)
She used a coupon to offset the total price of her purchase.(彼女はクーポンで購入総額を割引しました。)
The new design will offset the previous model’s shortcomings.(新しいデザインは旧モデルの欠点を補います。)

 

Word Netから抽出した例文：

Noun: they got an early start
Noun: she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her
Verb: offset deposits and withdrawals
Verb: His skills offset his opponent’s superior strength
Verb: offset a wall
Verb: offset the conference proceedings

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): beginning, branch, cancel, commencement, counterbalance, countervail, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, offset printing, offshoot, outgrowth, outset, runner, set off, set-back, setoff, showtime, start, starting time, stolon

Antonyms(反意語): end, middle

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): balance, compensation, consequence, make, plant organ, point, print, printing, structure, transfer

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): aftereffect, aftermath, airdock, altar, arcade, arch, archegonium, area, arouse, arrival time, assemble, balance, balcony, bandwagon effect, bascule, bear, beat, beget, beginning, blast, blood money, boarding, body, boldface, bridge, bring, brisance, build, building, building complex, butterfly effect, by-product, cancel, capitulum, carbon process, catchment, cause, change, chop, choreograph, clear, cleave, coattails effect, coil, colonnade, column, commit, compensate, complement, compose, construct, convey, copy, coriolis effect, corner, counterbalance, create, create by mental act, create from raw material, create verbally, cross, cup, cut, cyclostyle, damages, date, deadline, deathtrap, defensive structure, dent, departure time, derive, direct, distance, distill, domino effect, door, download, emolument, end, entablature, erection, establish, establishment, export, false bottom, film, film-make, floor, form, fountain, froth, fruiting body, ftp, galea, generate, gill, give, grind, guide, harvest, honeycomb, house of cards, housing, hull, hypanthium, hypobasidium, impact, import, incorporate, influence, institute, intaglio printing, italicize, jungle gym, knock-on effect, lamination, landing, lay down, leaf, letter, load, lookout, mail, manufacture, masonry, memorial, mescal button, middle, midterm, moment, mound, nectary, obstruction, offload, offset, offspring, originate, outgrowth, overcompensation, overprint, partition, perianth, phase, placebo effect, planographic printing, platform, porch, position effect, post, post and lintel, prefab, prepare, press, process printing, produce, product, projection, prove, public works, puncture, put on, raise, re-create, realize, recreate, regenerate, reimbursement, relief printing, reparation, repercussion, reproduce, reproductive structure, response, root, root cap, root hair, run-time, sail, scrape, send, septum, set-back, shelter, shoebox, short-circuit, show time, side effect, signboard, spillover, spool, sprout, stadium, stalk, stolon, strike, style, superstructure, supporting structure, term, then, tower, track, transept, translocate, trestlework, trim, twine, typeset, typography, upload, vaulting, ways, wellhead, wind tunnel, workmen’s compensation

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): birth, counteract, incipiency, letterset printing, photo-offset printing, terminus a quo, threshold

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: counterbalance, kick off, offset, start

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: formal

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
intransitive verb, transitive verb
countable noun

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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?) Yes

Emotion Categories: anticipation, positive