tower

/ˈtaʊər/

意味: 塔

例文: The clock tower is famous here.
　　  この時計塔は有名だ。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: tower block(タワーブロック), tower over(上にそびえる), watchtower(見張り塔)

定義: 高くて細長い建物や構造物のことです。塔は地面から上に向かって伸びており、しばしば見晴らしを良くしたり、特定の目的のために使われます。塔は城や教会、現代の都市のビルなどに見られます。

towerは約30,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

口語性、形式性、抽象度、感情度

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: 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。

　年代別単語頻度グラフ

このグラフは、1900年からの単語出現頻度の推移を示しています。値は ×10⁻⁸ スケールで表示されています。

　

Definitions(定義)

Noun: a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
Noun: anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
Noun: a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
Verb: appear very large or occupy a commanding position

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

感情分析に使用された例文：

The tower stands tall above the city skyline.(塔は街のスカイラインの上にそびえている。)
She climbed the tower to watch the sunset.(彼女は夕日を見るために塔に登った。)
A tower of books blocked the doorway.(本の塔が入り口を塞いでいた。)

 

Word Netから抽出した例文：

Noun: the test tube held a column of white powder
Noun: a tower of dust rose above the horizon
Noun: a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite
Verb: The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain
Verb: Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): column, hulk, loom, pillar, predominate, towboat, tower, tug, tugboat

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): boat, rise, shape, structure

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): airdock, altar, amorphous shape, angular shape, arcade, arch, area, ark, balance, balcony, barge, bascule, boarding, body, bridge, building, building complex, bumboat, canal boat, catchment, circle, coil, colonnade, column, connection, corner, cross, deathtrap, defensive structure, distorted shape, door, entablature, erection, establishment, false bottom, ferry, figure, fireboat, flare, floor, fountain, gondola, guard boat, guide, gunboat, honeycomb, house of cards, housing, hull, jungle gym, junk, lamination, landing, line, longboat, lookout, loom, lugger, mackinaw, mailboat, masonry, memorial, motorboat, mound, natural shape, obstruction, partition, pilot boat, plane, platform, plume, police boat, porch, post and lintel, prefab, projection, public works, punt, river boat, round shape, sail, scow, sea boat, set-back, shelter, shoebox, signboard, small boat, solid, square, stadium, steamboat, superstructure, supporting structure, surfboat, tender, tower, transept, trestlework, triangle, tugboat, vaulting, ways, wellhead, wind tunnel

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): barbican, beacon, bell tower, church tower, clock tower, columella, control tower, high-rise, hoodoo, minaret, mooring tower, pylon, shot tower, silo, steeple, supporting tower, turret, watchtower

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: columnar, hulk, predomination, tow, tower, tug

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: common

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): er

Exam Level

中学レベル

英検5級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Holes

Movies(映画): Frozen, The Bad Guys

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) Yes

Emotion Categories: positive