sway

/sweɪ/

意味: 揺れ、影響力

例文: The sway of the bridge scared Lena.
　　  橋の揺れがレナを怖がらせた。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: gentle sway(穏やかな揺れ), sway back(後ろに揺れる), political sway(政治的影響)

定義: 物や人がゆっくりと揺れること、または意見や行動に影響を与えることを指します。風や音楽で体が揺れることや、誰かの意見を変える力を持つことも含まれます。

swayは約200,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

Definitions(定義)

Noun: controlling influence
Noun: pitching dangerously to one side
Verb: move back and forth or sideways
Verb: move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
Verb: win approval or support for
Verb: cause to move back and forth

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

Verb: the ship was rocking
Verb: the tall building swayed
Verb: She rocked back and forth on her feet
Verb: He swung back
Verb: Carry all before one
Verb: His speech did not sway the voters
Verb: rock the cradle
Verb: rock the baby
Verb: the wind swayed the trees gently

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): careen, carry, persuade, rock, shake, sway, swing, tilt

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): influence, lurch, move, move back and forth, power

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): advance, agitate, beat, blackmail, blow, brandish, carry, center, change hands, chase away, circulate, color, control, dandle, disarrange, dislocate, displace, disposal, dominate, drag, drive, drop, effectiveness, engage, expel, exteriorize, fix, flick, flicker, fluctuate, free will, funnel, get at, glide, herd, hit, hustle, imprint, influence, interest, irresistibility, jar, lateralize, launch, legal power, lift, lower, manipulate, militate, mobilize, overturn, persuasiveness, play, potency, pour, prejudice, preponderance, press down, propel, puissance, pull, pulse, pump, push, put, race, raise, rake, relocate, repellent, rock, roll, rout out, run, saltate, scan, send, separate, shift, singsong, sink, slide, sling, slip, spill, station, stir, stranglehold, sway, swing, take back, transfer, translate, transmit, transport, tug, turn, unseat, unwind, uproot, upstage, valence, veto, wash, wedge, whistle, wind, woosh, work

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): brachiate, lash, nutate, oscillate, roll, swag, totter, waver

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: careen, persuasible, persuasive, rock, rocker, rocky, shake, sway, swing, swinger, tilt

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: common

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): y

Exam Level

英検準1級

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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

Emotion Categories: