supplement

/ˈsʌpləmənt/

意味: 補足、サプリメント

例文: Kai takes a vitamin supplement.
　　  カイはビタミンサプリを飲んでいる。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: dietary supplement(栄養補助食品), vitamin supplement(ビタミンサプリメント), supplement income(収入を補う)

定義: 何かを補うために追加するものや方法のことです。例えば、食事で足りない栄養を補うためにビタミンを摂ることがあります。また、収入が足りないときに他の仕事をしてお金を補うこともあります。補助的な役割を果たすものです。

supplementは約90,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

Definitions(定義)

Noun: textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
Noun: a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency)
Noun: a supplementary component that improves capability
Verb: add as a supplement to what seems insufficient
Verb: serve as a supplement to
Verb: add to the very end

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

Verb: supplement your diet
Verb: Vitamins supplemented his meager diet
Verb: He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): accessory, add on, add-on, addendum, affix, append, appurtenance, postscript, supplement, supplementation

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): add, attach, component, constitute, increase, matter

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): accessory, add on, addendum, addition, adjoin, affix, amplification, append, audio, auto part, back matter, bell, bind, button, butylate, clip, compose, compound, concatenate, couple, crystal, dictation, enrich, fall into, fare increase, fasten, fixate, form, fortify, front matter, gild the lily, glue, hard copy, hardware, harness, heating element, hinge, hitch, hook up, include, ingredient, inject, input, insert, intercalate, landside, limber, make, making, milk, mix, modify, module, mount, nail, peg, pin down, pixel, present, price increase, punctuate, put on, raise, range, recitation, retrofit, ring, rise, saddle, soft copy, spare part, spark gap, string, stud, supplement, tag, tape, tax-increase, tether, text, typescript, up-tick, welt, work in, yoke

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): annex, appendix, auto accessory, computer accessory, eke out, fitting, fixings, leverage, sequel, vitaminize

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: accessorial, accessory, add on, add-on, affixation, appendage, appendant, appertain, appurtenant, supplement, supplemental, supplementary, supplementation

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: technology

Usage Category: formal

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
intransitive verb, transitive verb

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞): ment

Exam Level

英検準1級

TOEIC700

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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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