speck

/spek/

意味: 小さな斑点

例文: Momo found a speck on the rug.
　　  モモは敷物の小さな斑点を見つけた。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: speck of dust(ほこりの粒), tiny speck(小さな斑点), speck of dirt(汚れの粒)

定義: 小さな点や斑点を指します。特に、ほこりや汚れのような小さなものを表現する時に使います。

speckは約1,000,000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 very small spot
Noun: (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
Noun: a slight but appreciable amount
Verb: produce specks in or on

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

感情分析に使用された例文：

A tiny speck of dust landed on the table.(小さな埃の粒がテーブルに落ちた。)
She found a speck of hope in the dark times.(彼女は暗い時にわずかな希望を見つけた。)
The artist added a speck of color to the painting.(画家は絵に一滴の色を加えた。)

 

Word Netから抽出した例文：

Noun: the plane was just a speck in the sky
Noun: this dish could use a touch of garlic
Verb: speck the cloth

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): atom, corpuscle, hint, jot, mite, molecule, mote, particle, pinch, pinpoint, soupcon, speck, tinge, touch

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): mark, material, small indefinite quantity, spot

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): abrasive, adhesive material, aggregate, ammunition, animal material, atom, ballast, bedding material, bespot, bimetal, brand, builder, chemical, coloring material, composite material, conductor, contaminant, couple, crisscross, crumb, dab, detritus, diamagnet, dimple, discharge, dollop, dot, dreg, drop, dust, earth, elastomer, facula, fiber, filling, flag, floccule, fluff, foam, hair’s-breadth, handful, hazmat, helping, homogenate, humate, impregnation, ink, insulator, jack, little, macule, mineral, minimum, modicum, morsel, nebula, nip, nose, packing material, paper, parhelion, particulate, plant material, plaque, precursor, raddle, radioactive material, raw material, rind, rock, scattering, sealing material, shoestring, shred, shtik, sorbate, sorbent, speck, splash, spot, spray, stake, star, step, stigmatize, striate, stripe, sunspot, tad, taste, thickening, tip, toner, tot, touch, trace, transparent substance, undercut, underline, vernix, wad, waste, worn spot

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): chylomicron, flyspeck, grain, grinding, identification particle, snuff

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: atomic, atomise, molecular, pinpoint, speck

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: science

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: 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):

Exam Level

英検1級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書):

Movies(映画): Finding Nemo

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: disgust, negative