quest

/kwɛst/

意味: 探求

例文: Lena began her quest for knowledge.
　　  レナは知識の探求を始めた。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: epic quest(壮大な探求), quest for knowledge(知識の探求), quest for truth(真実の探求)

定義: 何かを探し求めることや、特に冒険や探検のような目的を持って旅をすることを指します。多くの場合、何か重要なものや答えを見つけるための長い旅や努力を意味します。

quest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 - 横向き棒グラフ

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

感情グラフ: 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。

Definitions(定義)

Noun: a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
Noun: the act of searching for something
Verb: make a search (for)
Verb: search the trail of (game)
Verb: bark with prolonged noises, of dogs
Verb: seek alms, as for religious purposes
Verb: express the need or desire for; ask for

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

感情分析に使用された例文：

The knight began his quest at dawn.(騎士は夜明けに探求を始めた。)
She is on a quest for knowledge.(彼女は知識を求める旅に出ている。)
Their quest ended with great success.(彼らの探求は大成功で終わった。)

 

Word Netから抽出した例文：

Noun: the pursuit of love
Noun: life is more than the pursuance of fame
Noun: a quest for wealth
Noun: a quest for diamonds
Verb: Things that die with their eyes open and questing
Verb: The animal came questing through the forest
Verb: The dog went off and quested
Verb: She requested an extra bed in her room
Verb: She called for room service

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): bay, bespeak, call for, pursuance, pursuit, quest, request, seeking

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): bark, chase, communicate, search, seek, solicit

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): acknowledge, bay, bid, canvass, carry, exploration, foraging, frisk, get across, hound, hunt, lobby, looking, manhunt, message, plant, pursuit, quest, ransacking, relay, render, request, run down, scouring, send a message, shakedown, tree, yelp

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): appeal, apply, ask, ask out, beg, call, challenge, claim, demand, desire, encore, excuse, invite, order, petition, reserve, solicit, supplicate, wild-goose chase

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: bay, pursue, quest, quester, request, seek

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: formal

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): est

Exam Level

英検準1級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Atomic Habits

Movies(映画):

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