upright

意味: まっすぐな、直立した

例文: Chair-kun stood upright and proud.
　　  チェアくんはまっすぐ堂々と立っていた。

定義: 柱や杭のような直立した構造部材

コロケーション:

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Definitions(定義)

Noun: a vertical structural member as a post or stake
Noun: a piano with a vertical sounding board
Adjective: in a vertical position; not sloping
Adjective: of moral excellence
Adjective: upright in position or posture

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Adjective

Examples(例文)

Noun: the ball sailed between the uprights
Adjective: an upright post
Adjective: a genuinely good person
Adjective: a just cause
Adjective: an upright and respectable man
Adjective: an erect stature
Adjective: erect flower stalks
Adjective: for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression
Adjective: a column still vertical amid the ruins
Adjective: he sat bolt upright

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): erect, good, just, unsloped, upright, upright piano, vertical

Antonyms(反意語): unerect

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): piano, structural member

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): beam, brace, grand piano, mechanical piano, plate, riser, sill, tread, upright

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): column, jamb, post, scantling, shaft, spinet, stile

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: erectness, goodness, justness, uprightness, vertical, verticalness

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: law

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

TOEIC900

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Atomic Habits, Holes

Movies(映画): Frozen

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, trust