sparkle

/ˈspɑːr.kəl/

意味: 輝き

例文: Lena’s eyes had a sparkle.
　　  レナの目は輝きを帯びていた。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: eyes sparkle(目が輝く), sparkle with(～で輝く), sparkle in(～に輝く)

定義: きらきら光ることや輝くことを指します。光が反射して小さく明るく見える様子を表します。宝石や水面、目などが光を受けて輝くときに使われます。

sparkleは約400,000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: merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
Noun: the occurrence of a small flash or spark
Noun: the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
Verb: reflect brightly
Verb: be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity
Verb: emit or produce sparks
Verb: become bubbly or frothy or foaming

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

感情分析に使用された例文：

The stars sparkle brightly in the night sky.(夜空の星が明るく輝いている。)
Her eyes sparkle with excitement.(彼女の目は興奮で輝いている。)
The diamond began to sparkle under the light.(ダイヤモンドが光の下で輝き始めた。)

 

Word Netから抽出した例文：

Noun: he had a sparkle in his eye
Noun: there’s a perpetual twinkle in his eyes
Verb: Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside
Verb: The musical performance sparkled
Verb: A scintillating conversation
Verb: his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall
Verb: A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark
Verb: The boiling soup was frothing
Verb: The river was foaming
Verb: Sparkling water

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): coruscate, coruscation, effervesce, fizz, foam, form bubbles, froth, glisten, glister, glitter, light, scintillate, scintillation, spark, sparkle, twinkle

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): be, brightness, bubble, emit, expression, flash, reflect, vitality

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): abound, accept, account, account for, act, answer, appear, bake, balance, be well, beat, begin, belong, breathe, buy, clean, cohere, come in for, come in handy, compact, compare, confuse, connect, consist, contain, continue, cost, count, cover, cut, cut across, dazzle, deck, depend, deserve, disagree, distribute, diverge, draw, effuse, end, fall, feel, figure, fit, flash, flicker, foam, fume, gape, glare, gleam, glint, glitter, go, gravitate, hail, hang, head, heat flash, hold, hoodoo, hum, impend, incarnate, iridesce, jumble, kill, leer, lend, let go, lie, lightning, litter, loiter, look, lubricate, luminesce, luster, make, make sense, measure, mope, object, opalesce, opalescence, osculate, owe, pay, point, press, promise, prove, put out, radiance, radiate, rage, range, rank, rate, ray, recognize, reek, reflect, relate, remain, represent, resplend, rest, retard, run, run into, rut, scintillate, seem, seethe, sell, shine, shoot, spark, sparkle, specify, squat, stagnate, stand, stand by, stay, steam, stick, stink, streak, subtend, suck, suffer, suit, swim, swing, tend, test, total, translate, transplant, trim, underlie, want, wash, wind, work

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): lather, seethe

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: coruscant, coruscate, coruscation, effervescence, effervescent, fizz, foam, froth, glisten, glitter, glittery, scintillant, scintillate, scintillation, spark, sparkle, sparkler, sparkling, sparkly, twinkly

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: law

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: descriptive, online

Grammatical Notes:
intransitive verb, 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): Holes

Movies(映画): The Bad Guys

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, joy, positive, surprise